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St Mary's Church, Nun Monkton
St Mary's Church is the parish church of Nun Monkton, in North Yorkshire, in England. History Nun Monkton Priory was founded in 1172 by Ivetta of the Arches. The church was constructed soon after this date. The priory was dissolved in 1536, and the other buildings have since disappeared, but the nave and chancel of the church survived. In 1873, the east end of the church was rebuilt, on the initiative of Isaac Crawhall, who was influenced by the Oxford Movement. The new work was designed by John Wilson Walton-Wilson, John Wilson Walton. The church was Grade I listed in 1966. Construction The church is built of limestone, and has a seven-bay combined nave and chancel. To the north of the eastern two bays is a vestry, which was added in 1873. The church's west end has a large round-headed doorway, with zigzag moulding and surrounded by niches, one of which contains a weathered statue of the Virgin Mary. There are three Lancet window, lancet windows above, and there is a to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nun Monkton Church
A nun is a woman who vows to dedicate her life to religious service, typically living under vows of Evangelical counsels, poverty, chastity, and obedience in the enclosure of a monastery or convent.''The Oxford English Dictionary'', vol. X, page 599. The term is often used interchangeably with Religious sister (Catholic), religious sisters who do take simple Vow, vows but live an active vocation of prayer and charitable work. In Christianity, nuns are found in the Roman Catholic, Oriental Orthodox, Eastern Orthodox Church, Eastern Orthodox, Lutheranism, Lutheran, and Anglicanism, Anglican traditions, as well as other Christian denominations. In the Buddhism, Buddhist tradition, female Monasticism, monastics are known as Bhikkhunī, Bhikkhuni, and take several Eight Garudhammas, additional vows compared to male monastics (bhikkhus). Nuns are most common in Mahayana, Mahayana Buddhism, but have more recently become more prevalent in other traditions. Christianity Catholicism ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
