Whilst the present Anglican Church of St Mary and All Saints was built in 1869, there has been a Church on the same site since the 13th Century. A member visited recently to offer his SSIM prayers and pray for the unity of the Church.
St Mary's has an interesting link to recent strivings for Christian unity as Fr John Hunwicke, recently ordained Catholic priest, was once Vicar there.
Interestingly, GK Chesterton, himself a convert, who lived in the town and is buried there, habitually heard Mass at the Catholic Church of St Teresa. The original headstone from his grave, carved by Eric Gill, is preserved on the outside wall of the Church.
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As the great man would no doubt point out in a spirit of modesty, Fr Hunwicke in fact served his first curacy there.
ReplyDeleteMea culpa!
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