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The Church of St Mary the Virgin, widely known as St Mary Redcliffe, is the main Church of England parish church for the Redcliffe district of the city of Bristol, England. [1] The first reference to a church on the site appears in 1158, [ 2 ] with the present building dating from 1185 to 1872.
St Mary Redcliffe and Temple School is the only Church of England secondary school in the Diocese of Bristol. [27] It is a comprehensive state school and therefore does not select on academic merit. It is unusual, however, in that entry is not restricted by catchment area ; the school serves both the city and the outlying communities of Greater ...
St Swithun's, Crampmoor, is Romsey Abbey's daughter church. It was built in the nineteenth century to serve a rural community as both a church and a school. There were originally two other such combined use buildings in the parish; the school moved out from St Swithun's in 1927. [28]
The painting was commissioned from William Hogarth in 1755 to fill the east end of the chancel of St Mary Redcliffe. It was Hogarth's only commission from the Church of England; [3] [4] he did not follow any faith. [5] The churchwardens paid him £525 for his painting. Thomas Paty made the frames. [2] The total cost was £7671 6s 4d. [6] [7]
He was a generous patron of the arts in Bristol, particularly concerning the church of St Mary Redcliffe in Bristol, "The crown of Bristol architecture". [1] Following the death of his wife Joan in 1467, he renounced civic and commercial life and was ordained a priest in 1468, in which capacity he remained until his death six years later.
St Mary Magdalene, Stoke Bishop: 1860 Mariners Drive, Stoke Bishop II "Church of St Mary Magdalene". historicengland.org.uk: St Mary Redcliffe: late 12th century Redcliffe Way I "Church of St Mary Redcliffe". historicengland.org.uk: St Mary, Fishponds: 1821 Manor Road, Fishponds II "Church of St Mary".
The history of the Catholic Church is the formation, events, and historical development of the Catholic Church through time.. According to the tradition of the Catholic Church, it started from the day of Pentecost at the upper room of Jerusalem; [1] the Catholic tradition considers that the Church is a continuation of the early Christian community established by the Disciples of Jesus.
St Mary Redcliffe Pipe Walk is an annual tradition which sees participants follow the route of a conduit that runs from a water source in the Knowle area of Bristol to the church of St Mary Redcliffe, a distance of approximately 2 miles. New participants on the walk are traditionally 'bumped' on marker stones that record the route of the pipe.