The beautiful location St. Mark’s English Church on via Maggio opened its doors for worship in 1881. Designed by its founder Reverend Charles Tooth to glorify God and to offer a deeply spiritual liturgical experience with a great emphasis on the Sacrament of the Mass, preaching and mission, it also quickly attracted a core congregation of residential English speaking expats who recognised and appreciated its Anglo-Catholic tradition and the Renaissance atmosphere of its interior decoration. Today, the Church of England in Florence is an integral part of this post-modern city.