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3 unusual facts about Church of St. Mary


Church of St. Mary, Ecclesfield

The church was given to the monks of Fontenelle Abbey, near Rouen, Normandy, becoming an “alien priory”, a small group of monks came from France to live there.

Church of St. Mary, Fetcham

It is set off the residential road of its address, The Ridgeway, behind a small park, in the suburban part of the largely 20th century railway settlement adjoining the M25 London Orbital Motorway which has retained farmed rural outskirts.

Mary's Church, Fetcham, Surrey, England is a Church of England parish church (community) but also refers to its building which dates to the 11th century, that of the Norman Conquest and as such is the settlement's oldest building.


1886–87 St. Mary's Y.M.A. season

The club played their "home" games on Southampton Common although a practice match on 2 October 1886 was played in the grounds of the Deanery, opposite St.Mary's Church.

1889–90 St. Mary's F.C. season

C. William "Bill" Measures was a soldier who played for the Geneva Cross team from Netley Hospital, although, as an amateur, he was also able to play for St. Mary's.

1890–91 St. Mary's F.C. season

Canon Basil Wilberforce remained as Honorary President although Dr. Russell Bencraft, the senior committee member, was responsible for the running of the club.

1895–96 Southampton St. Mary's F.C. season

In addition to the Southern League and FA Cup matches, the club played nearly 30 friendly matches, including a 9–0 victory over the Dublin Fusiliers and a 13–0 victory over the City Ramblers, in both of which Jack Farrell scored five goals.

Albert Lacombe

For the remainder of his life, Lacombe played a major role in founding schools throughout the West, such as St Mary's School in what is now the Mission District of Calgary.

Antony Padiyara

He is buried in St. Mary's Cathedral Basilica in Ernakulam.

Ben Caunt

Ben Caunt is buried outside the north transept of the Parish Church of St. Mary Magdalene in Hucknall close to the grave of two of his children who died in the Coach and Horses fire.

Berners Bay

Berners Bay, Point Bridget, and Point St. Marys were named by George Vancouver during his 1790s expedition to chart the Alaskan coastline; his mother's maiden name was Bridget Berners and she was born in St. Mary's Wiggenhall.

Bio Ritmo

January 14, 2006, Bio Ritmo performed at the Inaugural Ball for Commonwealth of Virginia Governor Tim Kaine in Williamsburg, Virginia at the College of William & Mary.

Charles Ignatius White

His classical studies were made at Mount St. Mary's College, Emmittsburg, and at St. Mary's College, Baltimore, and his theological course at St. Sulpice, Paris, where he was ordained priest on 5 June 1830.

Christian Parenti

Parenti has taught at the New College of California and at St. Mary's College in Moraga, California.

Church of St Nicholas, Sapareva Banya

In terms of design and decoration, Mavrodinov likens the church to the Church of St Pantaleon in Gorno Nerezi near Skopje, today in the Republic of Macedonia.

Church of St. Anne, Kraków

The church was first mentioned in 1381 in the deed of donation of Sulisław I Nawoja of Grodziec.

Church of St. James Intercisus

The Church of St. James Intercisus is situated in the Armenian Quarter of Jerusalem.

Church of St. John the Evangelist, Hucknall

It was dedicated on 6 March 1877 by Bishop Tozer, an assistant bishop in the Diocese of Lincoln.

Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Llanfair Kilgeddin

St Mary the Virgin is the parish church for Llanfair Kilgeddin, near Usk in Monmouthshire, south east Wales.

Church of St. Nicholas Within

In 1469 Edward IV gave the Earl of Worcester permission to found a chantry in honour of God and the Blessed Virgin Mary and to have masses said for the benefit of the founders and all the departed.

Church of St. Onuphrius, Lviv

The Basilian monastery and Greek Catholic church of St. Onuphrius in Lviv, Ukraine is located north of the Old Town, at the base of the Castle Hill.

Edward C. Prado

He has received many honors and awards, including the following: St. Thomas More Award, St. Mary's University School of Law (2000); Outstanding Alumnus, San Antonio College (1989); LULAC State Award for Excellence (1981); Edgewood I.S.D. Hall of Fame (1981); Achievement Award, U.S. Attorney General (1980); Outstanding Young Lawyer of San Antonio (1980); and Outstanding Federal Public Defender, Western District of Texas (1978).

Frederick Thrupp

Thrupp executed the monument to Lady Coleridge at Ottery St. Mary in Devon; the reredos representing the Last Supper in St. Clement's, York; and the monument to Hugh Nicholas Pearson in Sonning Church, Berkshire, in 1883.

Jeff Petry

Born in Ann Arbor, Michigan and raised in Farmington Hills, Michigan, Petry spent three years playing varsity hockey at St. Mary's Preparatory, in nearby Orchard Lake Village, Michigan.

Joseph Anthony

From March 1960 through March 1961, Anthony successfully opened the original Broadway productions of four shows which ran simultaneously: The Best Man at the Morosco Theatre, Under the Yum Yum Tree at Henry Miller's Theatre, Rhinoceros at the Longacre Theatre, and Mary, Mary at the Helen Hayes Theatre.

Lecturer

Several churches in the UK have clergy identified by the ancient title lecturer, including many London churches, St. Mary's Church, Nottingham and Carlisle Cathedral.

Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary

That it is a religious allegory of Catholicism, with bells representing the sanctus bells, the cockleshells the badges of the pilgrims to the shrine of Saint James in Spain (Santiago de Compostela) and pretty maids are nuns, but even within this strand of thought there are differences of opinion as to whether it is lament for the reinstatement of Catholicism or for its persecution.

Old St. Mary's

Old Saint Mary's Cathedral, cathedral in San Francisco, California, United States

Patriarch Nikon

Nikon survived the tsar (with whom something of the old intimacy was resumed in 1671) five years and was allowed to return to Moscow, expiring on his way there, after crossing the Kotorosl River in Tropino on 17 August 1681.

Payne Fisher

Fisher died in poverty in a coffee-house in the Old Bailey 2 April 1693, and was buried 6 April in a yard belonging to the church of St. Sepulchre's.

Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador

It is 130 kilometres from the capital city, St. John's, and is within easy distance of the scenic Cape Shore (including the Cape St. Mary's Ecological Reserve), the Irish Loop and St. Mary's Bay, Conception Bay, and the inner reaches of Placentia Bay.

Rajadhiraja St. Mary's Jacobite Syrian Cathedral, Piravom

About 2000 years ago, after the birth of Jesus Christ in Bethlehem, Judaea, in the days of king Herod, it is said that "Wise men" from the east (The Magi) reached Bethlehem through Jerusalem.

Sean Graham

Then he ran for William & Mary, after which he ran as a full-time professional for Nike's Farm Team and subsequently for Oregon Track Club.

Shawnee Mission East Choraliers

The choir has performed at Carnegie Hall, Cologne Cathedral in Cologne, Germany, Great St. Mary's Cathedral in Cambridge, the Pantheon and at the Thomaskirche (St. Thomas Lutheran Church), a church in Leipzig, Germany where Johann Sebastian Bach held the position of cantor.

St. Mary's Basilica, Bangalore

Mary's Basilica is a basilica located in the Archdiocese of Bangalore in the Indian state of Karnataka.

St. Mary's Church, Castlemartin

The church has hosted Mass on a number of occasions, as well as family weddings, such as those of Susan Cameron to Tarik Wildman (before an Episcopal Dean) and of Gavin O'Reilly to Alison Doody, and at least one funeral, that of Tony O'Reilly's mother, Alison.

St. Mary's Church, Chennai

This ancient prayer house solemnized the marriages of both Robert Clive and Elihu Yale.

St. Mary's Church, Lübeck

The famous Totentanzorgel (Danse Macabre organ), an instrument played by Dieterich Buxtehude and, due to requests asking for it to be examined when it needed repair, most probably Johann Sebastian Bach, was also destroyed.

St. Mary's Church, Noida

The church is situated less than 1 kilometre from Noida City Centre metro station

St. Mary's Church, Walthamstow

In the same year, money from Robert Thorne (a wealthy London merchant who, like Monoux, originated from Bristol and became Lord Mayor of the City of London) was used to completely rebuild the south aisle and to add a chapel on its eastern end.

In 1535, Sir George Monoux, Alderman of London and Master of the Worshipful Company of Drapers, one of the guilds of the City of London, repaired the north aisle and built a chapel on the east end of it running along the north wall of the chancel.

St. Mary's College of Engineering and Technology

Apart from the regular undergraduate program the college also has an International Center that offers dual degree programs in collaboration with Napier University, Edinburgh, and Marist College, New York.

St. Mary's College, Sault Ste. Marie

A long running tradition at St. Mary's College is "Pennies from Heaven" which raises money each Christmas season to be donated to various youth charities.

St. Mary's Episcopal Church, Burlington, New Jersey

It is one of the earliest attempts in the United States to "follow a specific English medieval church model for which measured drawings existed." This Gothic Revival-style church was designed by Richard Upjohn, who modeled it after St. John's Church in Shottesbrooke, England.

St. Mary's Orthodox Valiyapally

Harvest festival is celebrated every year on 15 August, which also happens to be the Independence day of India.

St. Mary's Railroad

The Durango Paper Company closed its doors in 2002 after two industrial accidents at the plant resulted in nearly $200,000 in fines from OSHA.

St. Mary's School, Pune

From 1866 to 1977, the school was run by the Sisters of the Community of St. Mary the Virgin, an Anglican order based in Wantage, England.

The News at Bedtime

The other main contributors to the programme are Mary Mary, the Contrary Correspondent who reports live from news stories; Peter Rabbi who presents the Thought for the Day religious slot; and weather reporter Dilly Dilly.

Thomas Sim Lee

They founded the St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church in Petersville, Maryland.

Wappinger, New York

Big Dan Brouthers one of the first baseball sluggers, lived in the Village of Wappingers Falls and is buried in St. Mary's Cemetery in the village.

William Hamling

A stained-glass window depicting William Blake, dedicated to the memory of Hamling, may be found in St. Mary's Church, Battersea.

WKLR

The station was, for many years, the flagship station for The College of William & Mary Tribe football and men's basketball.


see also

Bannow

At Bannow Island, the ruins can still be seen of the 13th-century Norman Romanesque parish church of St Mary, originally impropriated to the monks of Canterbury.

Blachernae

The quarter was connected to the city proper at the construction of the Theodosian Walls, but the Church of St. Mary remained outside of the walls until 627, when Emperor Heraclius (r. 610–641) built another wall to enclose it.

Blidworth

According to legend, Will Scarlet is buried in the churchyard of the Church of St. Mary of the Purification.

Boxgrove Priory

Boxgrove Priory, in the village of Boxgrove in Sussex, was founded in about 1066 by Robert de Haye, who in 1105 bestowed the church of St. Mary of Boxgrove upon the Benedictine Abbey of Lessay.

Charles Brett

His church memorial is located along those of his family in the Comber Church of Ireland Parish Church of St. Mary, in Comber, North County Down.

Church of St Mary and All Saints, Willoughby-on-the-Wolds

The Church of St. Mary and All Saints, Willoughby-on-the-Wolds is a parish church in the Church of England in Willoughby on the Wolds, Nottinghamshire, England.

Church of St Mary the Virgin, Salford, Bedfordshire

Church of St Mary the Virgin is a Grade I listed church in Salford, Bedfordshire, England.

Church of St Mary the Virgin, Shelton, North Bedfordshire

Church of St Mary the Virgin is a Grade I listed church in Shelton, Bedfordshire, England.

Church of St Mary the Virgin, Wistaston

The Church of St Mary the Virgin, Wistaston is in the village of Wistaston, Cheshire, England.

Church of St Mary, Bridgwater

The Church of St Mary in Bridgwater, Somerset, England was built in the 13th century, and has been designated as a Grade I listed building.

Church of St Mary, Linslade

Church of St Mary is a Grade I listed church in Linslade, Bedfordshire, England.

Church of St. Mary and All Saints, Hawksworth

The Church of St. Mary and All Saints, Hawksworth is a parish church in the Church of England in Hawksworth, Nottinghamshire.

Church of St. Mary Magdalene, Bridgnorth

The Church of St. Mary Magdalene, Bridgnorth, is a Parish Church in the Church of England.

Church of St. Mary of the Purification, Blidworth

The Church of St. Mary of the Purification, Blidworth is a parish church in the Church of England in Blidworth, Nottinghamshire.

Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Plumtree

The Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Plumtree is a parish church in the Church of England in Plumtree, Nottinghamshire.

George Sartorius

Sartorius died on 13 April 1885, and is buried at the Church of St. Mary the Virgin, South Baddesley, while the east window of the nearby Church of St. Thomas the Apostle, Lymington is dedicated to him.

Godfrey Ludham

In 1191 John, Count of Mortain, (later King John of England) had granted the church of Walesby and its chapelry of Haughton to the church of St Mary, Rouen, and in 1257, Ludham confirmed Rouen's authority to present Walesby's vicar, and specified among his dues and duties the chapel of Hockton with its tithes, and the joint funding with Rouen of repairs, rebuilding, books, vestments and other alterages.

Kelsale cum Carlton

In Kelsale village centre there is an Old Guildhall of 1495 that is now used as a training centre, and up on the hill the Parish Church of St Mary and St Peter has a distinctive Lych gate.

Kirkheugh

Church of St Mary on the Rock, St Andrews, Scotland, also known as St Mary of the Culdees, Kirkheugh and Church of St Mary of Kilrymont

Moor Crichel

Unusually the parish church of St. Mary is in the grounds of Crichel House and not accessible to the public.

Muristan

In the late 1800s, they rebuilt the Crusader church of St. Mary Latina as the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer (Erlöserkirche).

Robert de Gresle

In this period medieval Manchester was centered around the manor house and the church of St Mary mentioned in the Domesday Book.

St Mary the Virgin, Bathwick

The Church of St Mary the Virgin was where the band Muse recorded the organ parts on their second studio album Origin of Symmetry.

St Mary Woolchurch Haw

The church of St Mary Woolchurch Haw was an ancient foundation, dating from the time of William I, when it was given to the Abbot and Convent of St John's, Colchester, by Hubert of Ryes, who was the father of Eudo Dapifer, William's steward.

William Darrell of Littlecote

He died 1 October 1589, aged 50, and is commemorated by a memorial window in the church of St. Mary, Kintbury, Berkshire.