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St. Laurence's Church, Norwell
St. Laurence Church, Norwell is a parish church in the Church of England in Norwell, Nottinghamshire. The church is Grade I listed by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport as a building of outstanding architectural or historic interest. History The church is medieval but was Victorian restoration, heavily restored between 1874 and 1875 by Ewan Christian.Pevsner, Nikolaus. 1979. ''The Buildings of England:Nottinghamshire''. page 214. Harmondsworth, Middx. Penguin. Stained glass There are stained glass windows by Charles Eamer Kempe. Pipe organ The church has a pipe organ by James Binns of Leeds. A specification of the organ can be found on thNational Pipe Organ Register Current parish status It is in a group of parishes which includes: *St. Andrew's Church, Caunton *St. Giles' Church, Cromwell *Holy Rood Church, Ossington *St. Laurence Church, Norwell See also *Grade I listed buildings in Nottinghamshire *Listed buildings in Norwell, Nottinghamshire Sourc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Church Of England
The Church of England (C of E) is the established Christian church in England and the mother church of the international Anglican Communion. It traces its history to the Christian church recorded as existing in the Roman province of Britain by the 3rd century and to the 6th-century Gregorian mission to Kent led by Augustine of Canterbury. The English church renounced papal authority in 1534 when Henry VIII failed to secure a papal annulment of his marriage to Catherine of Aragon. The English Reformation accelerated under Edward VI's regents, before a brief restoration of papal authority under Queen Mary I and King Philip. The Act of Supremacy 1558 renewed the breach, and the Elizabethan Settlement charted a course enabling the English church to describe itself as both Reformed and Catholic. In the earlier phase of the English Reformation there were both Roman Catholic martyrs and radical Protestant martyrs. The later phases saw the Penal Laws punish Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
