The Parish Church of St Clement is the parish church of the parish of
Saint Clement in
Jersey
Jersey ( , ; nrf, Jèrri, label= Jèrriais ), officially the Bailiwick of Jersey (french: Bailliage de Jersey, links=no; Jèrriais: ), is an island country and self-governing Crown Dependency near the coast of north-west France. It is the l ...
. It is one of the twelve "Ancient Parish Churches" of Jersey.
In ancient Latin documents the church is referred to as Ecclesia Sancti Clemtentis de Petravilla in Gersuis which translates to "the Church of St. Clement on the estate of Peter in Jersey".
History
The church's origins lie with a privately owned fort which is thought to have been destroyed during the
Viking raids
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. Construction of the stone church began around the year 911, starting with a chapel; now the
nave
The nave () is the central part of a church, stretching from the (normally western) main entrance or rear wall, to the transepts, or in a church without transepts, to the chancel. When a church contains side aisles, as in a basilica-type ...
.
Establishment of the parish church
The church became a parish church no later than 1067, because it is known that
Duke William II of Normandy granted half the
tithe
A tithe (; from Old English: ''teogoþa'' "tenth") is a one-tenth part of something, paid as a contribution to a religious organization or compulsory tax to government. Today, tithes are normally voluntary and paid in cash or cheques or more ...
s of the church to
Montivilliers Abbey in
Upper Normandy
Upper Normandy (french: Haute-Normandie, ; nrf, Ĥâote-Normaundie) is a former administrative region of France. On 1 January 2016, Upper and Lower Normandy merged becoming one region called Normandy.
History
It was created in 1956 from two d ...
.
and only parish churches were permitted to collect tithes.
Buried in the churchyard
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Sir James Knott, 1st Baronet
Sir James Knott, 1st Baronet (31 January 1855 – 8 June 1934) was a shipping magnate and Conservative Party politician in northeast England.
Family
In 1878 Knott married Margaret Garbutt. They had three sons: Thomas Garbutt Knott, James Lead ...
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Cecil Stanley Harrison
See also
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Religion in Jersey
Despite its small size, the population of Jersey is made of people with a diverse range of religions and beliefs. Traditionally seen as a Christian island, Jersey's established church is the Church of England, and Anglicanism and Catholicism are p ...
References
External links
The Website of St Clement's Church, Jersey
Churches in Jersey
Diocese of Winchester
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