| 词条 | St Mary The Church of Our Lady, Merevale |
| 释义 |
|name = St. Mary The Church of Our Lady |image = Merevale Our Lady Church - geograph.org.uk - 480715.jpg |caption = St. Mary The Church of Our Lady, Merevale |dedication = |denomination = Church of England |churchmanship = Anglican |diocese = Diocese of Birmingham |province = Province of Canterbury |vicar = Revd. Dr. John White |curate = |curate1 = |organistdom = |organist = |warden = Mr. Gerald Overton and Mrs. Ruth Taylor |warden1 = |website = Kingsbury And Baxterley Churches }} St. Mary The Church of Our Lady Merevale is an historic parish church in Merevale, Warwickshire it is known for its Jesse window, it was originally part of Merevale Abbey but is now a Church of England parish church. HistoryThe Church was originally the gate house to the much larger Merevale Abbey which was founded in 1148 and was a Cistercestan Abbey the abbey was destroyed in the Dissolution of the Monasteries by Henry VIII some traces of it remain today, The Gatehouse survived and became a Church of England parish church. Burials
TodayIt is part of the Kingsbury and Baxterley group of churches along with Baxterley, Kingsbury, Hurley and Wood End, All five share the same Priest in Charge who is currently Revd. Dr John White. It is the only church in the parish of Merevale with Bentley which has 4 exclaves (2 near Twycross, 1 near Sheepy Parva Both in Leicestershire and one in Hams Hall in Warwickshire). It is part of the Deanery of Polesworth, Which is Part of the Arch Deanery of Aston. It is the only Cistercian Gate Chapel to be open for regular weekly services throughout the year in the United Kingdom. External links
1 : Church of England church buildings in Warwickshire |
| 随便看 |
|
开放百科全书收录14589846条英语、德语、日语等多语种百科知识，基本涵盖了大多数领域的百科知识，是一部内容自由、开放的电子版国际百科全书。