St Thomas Anglican Church

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St. Thomas's Anglican Church, also known as St. Thomas's, Huron Street, is a parish of the Anglican Church of Canada located at 383 Huron Street in Toronto, Ontario. One of the earliest Anglo-Catholic congregations in Canada, it was established in 1874, moving twice before settling into its present building, adjacent to the Annex on the western edge of the University of Toronto's downtown campus.The liturgy and music at St. Thomas's make it a "destination" church. Many people who do not live within the boundaries of the parish attend services.HistoryThe church is an Arts and Crafts building designed by architect and parishioner Eden Smith (1858–1949) and was opened on January 17, 1893. The Memorial First World War Baptistery was completed in 1922.The aesthetic theorist and poet T.E. Hulme attended St. Thomas's while living in Toronto briefly in 1906 after leaving Cambridge University. He is an important figure in Modernist literature, influencing, among others, Ezra Pound and T.S. Eliot. The world-famous English pianist Gerald Moore (1899–1987) grew up and obtained most of his music education in Toronto. In his early life, he was sub-organist at St. Thomas's.