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Barnweill Church
Barnweill Church or Barnweil Church (NGR NS 40506 29903) is a ruined pre-reformation kirk situated on rising ground on the slopes of Barnweill Hill, Craigie Village and Parish, Parish of Craigie, South Ayrshire, Scotland; about 3 km from Tarbolton. The church was known locally as the "Kirk in the Wood". It lies about 170m North North-East of Kirkhill Farm. Barnweill was central to the Protestant Reformation in Ayrshire through its association with John Knox. The spelling 'Barnweill' is used throughout for consistency. History Etymology The name, also used as Barnwell, Barnweil and Burnweill, first recorded as ''Berenbouell'' circa 1177-1204 and ''Brenwyfle'' in 1306,Campbell, Page 141 is one of a cluster of names in this area that contains the Cymric place-name element pren-, meaning 'tree'. Robert Gordon's map of circa 1636-5 marks a Barnwyl Kirk and Blaeu's Atlas, from Timothy Pont's survey of about 1600, as the old Castle of ''Barnwyiel''. Tradition records that the nam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suppression (parish)
In the Catholic Church, a parish ( la, parochia) is a stable community of the faithful within a particular church, whose pastoral care has been entrusted to a parish priest (Latin: ''parochus''), under the authority of the diocesan bishop. It is the lowest ecclesiastical subdivision in the Catholic episcopal polity, and the primary constituent unit of a diocese or eparchy. Parishes are extant in both the Latin and Eastern Catholic Churches. In the 1983 Code of Canon Law, parishes are constituted under cc. 515–552, entitled "Parishes, Pastors, and Parochial Vicars." Types Most parishes are ''territorial parishes'', which comprise all the Christian faithful living within a defined geographic area. Some parishes may be joined with others in a deanery or ''vicariate forane'' and overseen by a ''vicar forane'', also known as a ''dean'' or ''archpriest''. Per canon 518, a bishop may also erect non-territorial parishes, or ''personal parishes'', within his see. Personal parishes are c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
