St Thomas the Martyr, Bristol

About

St Thomas the Martyr is a former Church of England parish church on St Thomas Street in the Redcliffe district of the English port city of Bristol. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a Grade II* listed building. The building comprises a 14th-century tower attached to a late 18th-century nave and aisles designed by James Allen.

Historically a chapel of ease to Bedminster, it became a significant place of worship for the wealthy merchant class of Redcliffe. Although the church survived the Bristol Blitz of World War II, the congregation declined in the post-war period. It was declared redundant and is now in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust, having been vested in the Trust on 17 February 1988.

The building is currently leased by the Churches Conservation Trust to the Romanian Orthodox Parish of Saints Constantine and Helena (Romanian: Parohia Sfinții Împărați Constantin și Elena). The parish was founded in 2011 and is led by Father Ioan Claudiu Moldovan, who also serves as the area's Dean for the Southwest and Wales.