Cat’s Meow St. John’s Church

Here on March 23, 1775, Patrick Henry delivered his “Liberty or Death” speech, calling for American Independence, during the second Virginia revolutionary convention that included members George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Peyton Randolph, and Richard Henry Lee. Saint Johns’ was built in 1741 by Richard Randolph on land donated by Richmond’s founder, William Byrd II. It continues to serve Henrico Parish (founded 1611)