Blessed John Duns Scotus Church is a Roman Catholic parish church in Gorbals, Glasgow. It was built in 1975 and is served by Franciscan priests from the Order of Friars Minor. It is located on Ballater Street, east of Laurieston Road. Since 1993, it has contained forearm of St Valentine.Ray Philp, St Valentine’s remains and Glasgow, city of love from The Scotsman, 14 February 2014, retrieved 16 May 2021
History In 1868, the Franciscan Order of Friars Minor built St Francis' Church in 1868. The church was designed by Gilbert Blount and rebuilt by Pugin & Pugin, an architectural firm of the brothers Cuthbert Welby Pugin and Peter Paul Pugin from 1877 to 1878. It is a Gothic Revival church and a category A listed building.St Francis Roman Catholic Church, 403-405 Cumberland Street, Glasgow from British Listed Buildings, retrieved 16 May 2021 When the church was built it received a reliquary of the forearm of St Valentine from a French Catholic family.Blessed John Duns Scotus Gorbels from ExploreChurches.org, retrieved 16 May 2021Craig McDonald, Scots church locked in battle over claims of being St Valentine's resting place from Daily Record, 14 February 2013, retrieved 16 May 2021
In 1975, building work on Blessed John Duns Scotus Church was completed.Blessed John Duns Scotus from Religiana.com, retrieved 16 May 2021 It was built on the site of St Luke's Church.Mitchell Library, retrieved 16 May 2021 At the time, there were four Catholic churches in Gorbals. Eventually, after a massive construction project in the area, the other churches were closed and it became the only one remaining. In 1993, the remains of St Valentine were moved to Blessed John Duns Scotus Church.Rebecca Parker, The tale of Glasgow's romantic link with St Valentine - and how he ended up in city's southside from Glasgow Live, 13 February 2021, retrieved 16 May 2021 The remains were kept in a cardboard box on top of a wardrobe. In 1999, one year after the closure of St Francis' Church, the remains were rediscovered and put in the church in a box labelled "Corpus Valentini Martyris".Ken Smith, One day that really is worth taking to heart, The Herald, 11 February 2014, retrieved 16 May 2021
In 2005, there was a fire in Blessed John Duns Scotus Church. Repair work was done and on 9 September 2010, the church was reopened with a Mass celebrated by the Archbishop of Glasgow, Mario Conti.Flourish, 11 November 2010, archived, retrieved 16 May 2021
Parish The parish is served by Franciscan friars from the Order of Friars Minor, it is the only Catholic Church in Scotland served by Franciscan priests.Friar.org, retrieved 16 May 2021
The church has four Sunday Masses at 5:30pm on Saturday and at 10:00am, 12:00pm and 6:00pm on Sunday.Blessed John Duns Scotus Church, Gorbals, Glasgow from Archdiocese of Glasgow, retrieved 16 May 2021
See also Archdiocese of Glasgow
References
External links Official Website