St Mary Magdalene's Church, St Leonards-on-Sea

St Mary Magdalene's Church
The church from the southwest
50°51′12″N 0°33′54″E / 50.8532°N 0.5650°E / 50.8532; 0.5650
Location	St Margaret's Road/Church Road, St Leonards-on-Sea, Hastings, East Sussex TN37 6EE
Country	United Kingdom
Denomination	Greek Orthodox
History
Status	Church
Founded	1852
Dedication	Mary Magdalene
Events	1982: Sold to Greek Orthodox community 1983: Reopened as Greek Orthodox church
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Heritage designation	Grade II
Designated	14 September 1976
Architect(s)	Frederick Marrable
Style	Decorated Gothic Revival
Completed	1852
Administration
Archdiocese	Thyateira and Great Britain
Parish	Hastings and St Leonards
Clergy
Priest(s)	Rev. Oeconomos Ierotheos Georghiou

St Mary Magdalene's Church is a Greek Orthodox place of worship in St Leonards-on-Sea, a town and seaside resort which is part of the Borough of Hastings in East Sussex, England. Dedicated to Mary Magdalene (one of Jesus' followers) and built in 1852 for Anglican worshippers in the growing new town of St Leonards-on-Sea, a seaside resort which had been laid out from the 1820s, the church's prominent position on the skyline overlooking the town was enhanced in 1872 by the addition of a tower. No longer required by the Anglican community in the 1980s, it was quickly bought by the Greek Orthodox Church and converted into a place of worship in accordance with their requirements. The alterations were minimal, though, and the building retains many of its original fittings and its "archaeologically correct Gothic" exterior which reflected architectural norms of the early Victorian era.^[1] English Heritage has listed the church at Grade II for its architectural and historical importance.