Moravian Hall (the church was to the rear of this on Bishop Street)
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View of the church from the garden 1754.
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Moravian Church, Kevin Street/Bishop Street
The Moravian Church, originally called the Unity of the Brethren, was first organised as a
communion in Kunvald, near the modern town of Zamberk, in what is now Czechia (the
Czech Republic). Although formally established in 1457, its origins reach back some fifty
years earlier to the Czech Reformation. Merging into the Protestant movement that grew
out of the Lutheran Reformation, the Moravian Church today is currently comprised of 24
linked provinces worldwide. The presence of the Moravian Church in Ireland is due mainly
to the influence of the English evangelist John Cennick, who was active in Ireland and
England between 1746 and 1755.
John Cennick came to Dublin to talk about his faith in 1746. He was very charming and many
Dubliners came to hear him speak. At first he preached to people outside, then he moved to
a hall in Skinner’s Alley and eventually Dubliners built the Moravian Church on Great Boater
Lane (Bishop Street) in 1760 as the crowds were growing.
The Moravian graveyard is an enclosed cemetery, with a roughcast rendered boundary wall and
rock-faced granite ashlar entrance gateway having cast-iron gate in pointed opening with
carved name plaque above. 649 memorial inscriptions are available on Findagrave. This burial
ground is where over 700 people of the Moravian tradition have been buried from 1764 to the
present day.
The first burial took place in the new Whitechurch Cemetery on 29 Apr 1764, being that of the
minister John Teltschig. A booklet on the history of the Moravian Burial Ground at Whitechurch
was published in 2014 written by Rosemary Power. The Moravian Burial Ground at Whitechurch,
County Dublin, looks at the burial ground where over 700 people of the Moravian tradition have
been buried from 1764 to the present day. It also provides a brief guide to the Moravians and a
history of some of the people buried there.
Built in 1917 Merrion Hall incorporates the earlier Moravian Meeting house dating from 1760.
The church was closed for religious services in 1959 and is now in use as offices.
The Irish District of the British Province currently has five congregations.
Moravian Church House, 5 – 7, Muswell Hill, London, N10 3TJ
Telephone +44 (0) 208 883 340
November 2015
The Moravian Church, originally called the Unity of the Brethren, was first organised as a
communion in Kunvald, near the modern town of Zamberk, in what is now Czechia (the
Czech Republic). Although formally established in 1457, its origins reach back some fifty
years earlier to the Czech Reformation. Merging into the Protestant movement that grew
out of the Lutheran Reformation, the Moravian Church today is currently comprised of 24
linked provinces worldwide. The presence of the Moravian Church in Ireland is due mainly
to the influence of the English evangelist John Cennick, who was active in Ireland and
England between 1746 and 1755.
John Cennick came to Dublin to talk about his faith in 1746. He was very charming and many
Dubliners came to hear him speak. At first he preached to people outside, then he moved to
a hall in Skinner’s Alley and eventually Dubliners built the Moravian Church on Great Boater
Lane (Bishop Street) in 1760 as the crowds were growing.
The Moravian graveyard is an enclosed cemetery, with a roughcast rendered boundary wall and
rock-faced granite ashlar entrance gateway having cast-iron gate in pointed opening with
carved name plaque above. 649 memorial inscriptions are available on Findagrave. This burial
ground is where over 700 people of the Moravian tradition have been buried from 1764 to the
present day.
The first burial took place in the new Whitechurch Cemetery on 29 Apr 1764, being that of the
minister John Teltschig. A booklet on the history of the Moravian Burial Ground at Whitechurch
was published in 2014 written by Rosemary Power. The Moravian Burial Ground at Whitechurch,
County Dublin, looks at the burial ground where over 700 people of the Moravian tradition have
been buried from 1764 to the present day. It also provides a brief guide to the Moravians and a
history of some of the people buried there.
Built in 1917 Merrion Hall incorporates the earlier Moravian Meeting house dating from 1760.
The church was closed for religious services in 1959 and is now in use as offices.
The Irish District of the British Province currently has five congregations.
Moravian Church House, 5 – 7, Muswell Hill, London, N10 3TJ
Telephone +44 (0) 208 883 340
November 2015