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St. Michael and All Angels Church was constructed from 1888 to 1891 of brick at the Blantyre Mission in Blantyre, Malawi. It is located on the original Scottish mission site, off Chileka Rd, and is in the Church of Central Africa, Presbyterian’s Blantyre Synod. Since 1991, it has been partnered with Hiland Presbyterian Church in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In 1885, Lieutenant H. E. O'Neil determined the longitude of Blantyre to be 2 hours 20 minutes 13.56 seconds east of Greenwich by means of a series of 365 sets of lunar observations, and a plaque installed in the side of the church commemorates this achievement. The church has been described as

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dbo:abstract L'église Saint-Michel-et-tous-les-Anges (St. Michael and All Angels Church) fut construite en briques entre 1888 et 1891 sur le site d'une mission protestante écossaise à Blantyre, au Malawi. Située à l'emplacement d'origine de la mission, elle relève de l'Église presbytérienne d'Afrique centrale, synode de Blantyre. Depuis 1991, elle a noué un partenariat avec l'Hiland Presbyterian Church de Pittsburgh aux États-Unis. En 1885, le lieutenant H. E. O'Neil détermine la longitude de Blantyre, 2 heures 20 minutes 13,56 secondes à l'est du méridien de Greenwich, en menant une série de 365 observations de la lune ; une plaque, installée sur un côté de l'église, commémore cet évènement. L'église a été décrite comme « la première église chrétienne érigée […] entre le Zambèze et le Nil » par le révérend Alexander Hetherwick. (fr) St. Michael and All Angels Church was constructed from 1888 to 1891 of brick at the Blantyre Mission in Blantyre, Malawi. It is located on the original Scottish mission site, off Chileka Rd, and is in the Church of Central Africa, Presbyterian’s Blantyre Synod. Since 1991, it has been partnered with Hiland Presbyterian Church in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In 1885, Lieutenant H. E. O'Neil determined the longitude of Blantyre to be 2 hours 20 minutes 13.56 seconds east of Greenwich by means of a series of 365 sets of lunar observations, and a plaque installed in the side of the church commemorates this achievement. The church has been described as the first permanent Christian Church erected ... between the Zambezi and the Nile. – Rev. Alexander Hetherwick C.B.E., D.D., F.R.G.S. (en)
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rdfs:comment St. Michael and All Angels Church was constructed from 1888 to 1891 of brick at the Blantyre Mission in Blantyre, Malawi. It is located on the original Scottish mission site, off Chileka Rd, and is in the Church of Central Africa, Presbyterian’s Blantyre Synod. Since 1991, it has been partnered with Hiland Presbyterian Church in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In 1885, Lieutenant H. E. O'Neil determined the longitude of Blantyre to be 2 hours 20 minutes 13.56 seconds east of Greenwich by means of a series of 365 sets of lunar observations, and a plaque installed in the side of the church commemorates this achievement. The church has been described as (en) L'église Saint-Michel-et-tous-les-Anges (St. Michael and All Angels Church) fut construite en briques entre 1888 et 1891 sur le site d'une mission protestante écossaise à Blantyre, au Malawi. Située à l'emplacement d'origine de la mission, elle relève de l'Église presbytérienne d'Afrique centrale, synode de Blantyre. Depuis 1991, elle a noué un partenariat avec l'Hiland Presbyterian Church de Pittsburgh aux États-Unis. En 1885, le lieutenant H. E. O'Neil détermine la longitude de Blantyre, 2 heures 20 minutes 13,56 secondes à l'est du méridien de Greenwich, en menant une série de 365 observations de la lune ; une plaque, installée sur un côté de l'église, commémore cet évènement. (fr)
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