Contrasts - St Mary Magdalen
You begin to see why this is a journey of contrasts. St Mary Magdalen lays claim to being the oldest
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Friday, November 30, 2012
You begin to see why this is a journey of contrasts. St Mary Magdalen lays claim to being the oldest
Comments on "Contrasts - St Mary Magdalen"
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Ham said ... (12:26) :
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Tanya Breese said ... (19:30) :
post a commentOldest "Normal" church? Is the capital letter deliberate?
Depends what you mean by "normal", I suppose. St Peter upon Cornhill was reputedly founded in 179, but rebuilt in the 17th century. How about All Hallows-by-the-Tower (reputedly founded 675)? Or St Bartholomew the Great (1123)? Or Temple Church (1185)?
The capital letter is deliberate, but the "L" at the end wasn't....it now makes more sense.
As you say, it isn't the oldest, but it is possibly the oldest Norman church.
Ah - I did wonder. No earlier than 1066 then!
it's beautiful!