St. John’s Church

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colonial-era church historic church historic site tourist attraction

St. John’s Church is a historic colonial-era church in Richmond, Virginia, best known as the site of Patrick Henry’s famous “Give me liberty, or give me death!” speech during the American Revolution.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	colonial-era church → historic church → historic site → tourist attraction →
affiliation	Episcopal Diocese of Virginia →
architecturalStyle	Georgian architecture →
associatedWith	American Revolution → Patrick Henry → Virginia colonial history →
builtFor	Anglican parish worship →
burialsInclude	prominent Richmond citizens →
country	United States →
denomination	Episcopal Church →
era	colonial America →
governingBody	St. John’s Church Foundation →
hasAlternativeName	Historic St. John’s Church → St. John’s Episcopal Church →
hasCemetery	yes →
hasFunction	historic museum site → place of worship → tourist destination →
hasName	St. John’s Church →
heritageDesignation	National Historic Landmark → Virginia Historic Landmark → listed on the National Register of Historic Places →
historicalPeriod	American Revolutionary era →
locatedIn	Church Hill neighborhood → City of Richmond → Commonwealth of Virginia → North America → Richmond, Virginia →
material	brick →
notableFor	role in the American Revolution → site of Patrick Henry’s famous liberty speech →
openToPublic	yes →
originalDenomination	Church of England →
partOf	St. John’s Church Historic District →
region	U.S. South →
religion	Christianity →
significantEvent	Patrick Henry’s “Give me liberty, or give me death!” speech → Second Virginia Convention of March 1775 →
topic	American independence movement → colonial Virginia politics →
tourismType	heritage tourism →
usedFor	educational tours → historical reenactments → religious services →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
St. John’s Church (Richmond, Virginia) ("St. John’s Episcopal Church") → St. John’s Church (Richmond, Virginia) ("Historic St. John’s Church") →	hasAlternativeName
Richmond, Virginia →	containsHistoricSite
St. John’s Church (Richmond, Virginia) ("St. John’s Church Foundation") →	governingBody
St. John’s Church (Richmond, Virginia) →	hasName
Second Virginia Convention ("St. John’s Church, Richmond, Virginia") →	location
St. John’s Church (Richmond, Virginia) ("St. John’s Church Historic District") →	partOf