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Church Of St Andrew, Bainton
The Church of St Andrew is a grade I listed parish church in the village of Bainton, East Riding of Yorkshire, Bainton, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is known locally as the ''Cathedral of the Wolds'', a nickname it shares with the Church of All Saints, Pocklington, and along with the church at Pocklington, it has been noted for its Decorated architecture, Decorated style of architecture with one writer describing it as "stately and striking". The main fabric of the church dates back to the 14th century. History The Domesday Book mentions the settlement of Bainton as having one priest, though there is no mention of a church. The south-west corner of the chancel dates back to 1280, and it is possible that parts date back to the late 12th century/early 13th century. Apart from the Domesday notation about a priest, the first allocation of a named priest (Peter de St Flovier), is recorded in 1229. The main body of the church is thought to date back to the late 1330s/early 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Church Of England
The Church of England (C of E) is the State religion#State churches, established List of Christian denominations, Christian church in England and the Crown Dependencies. It is the mother church of the Anglicanism, Anglican Christian tradition, tradition, with foundational doctrines being contained in the ''Thirty-nine Articles'' and ''The Books of Homilies''. The Church traces its history to the Christian hierarchy recorded as existing in the Roman Britain, Roman province of Britain by the 3rd century and to the 6th-century Gregorian mission to Kingdom of Kent, Kent led by Augustine of Canterbury. Its members are called ''Anglicans''. In 1534, the Church of England renounced the authority of the Papacy under the direction of Henry VIII, beginning the English Reformation. The guiding theologian that shaped Anglican doctrine was the Reformer Thomas Cranmer, who developed the Church of England's liturgical text, the ''Book of Common Prayer''. Papal authority was Second Statute of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
