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- St Bartholomew Anglican Church, also known as the Church of St. Bartholomew (Église de Saint-Barthélemy), is an Anglican church located in Gustavia, the capital of the Caribbean island of St. Barts (Saint-Barthélemy).
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The Priory Church of St Bartholomew the Great, sometimes abbreviated to St-Barts-the-Great, is a mediaeval church in the Church of England's Diocese of London located in Smithfield within the City of London. The building was founded as an Augustinian priory in 1123. It adjoins St Bartholomew's Hospital of the same foundation. [1]
- Introduction
- Architectural Confusion
- Prior Rahere’S Missing Foot
- The Weeping Monument
- The only Place Visited by Both The Virgin Mary and Benjamin Franklin
- Prior Bolton’s Sneaky Oriel Window
- The Rare Font
- Leftover Film Set
- Eyecatching Modern Art
- The Out-Of-Bounds Triforium
The church and St Bartholomew’s hospital (or St Bart’s as it is better known) next door were founded in 1123 as an Augustinian Priory. It would have once extended right out to where the beautiful Tudor gatehousesits. The gatehouse dates from around 1595 and sits on top of a 13th century archway. This archway was once the southern entrance to the na...
The first thing to spot is the unusual architecture. Construction initially began in a Romanesque style of architecture, brought over by the Normans, characterised by rounded arches and big chunky columns. However during the build, the Gothic style was becoming the go-to design. They were a relatively poor parish so could not afford to just start a...
Look out for the tomb of the founder: Prior Rahere. His body was moved here in 1405 and the tomb constructed. Rahere was a courtier to King Henry I. The story goes that he went on pilgrimage to Rome where he fell ill and had a vision of St Bartholomew instructing him to establish a priory and hospital in London upon his recovery and return to Brita...
On the wall of the South aisle you will find the memorial to Edward Cooke, a philosopher and ‘medicine man’ who died in 1652. Up until the Victorian restoration of the church it was known as the ‘weeping monument’ as, due to the porous nature of the bust, it would appear to weep from condensation. The introduction of heating by the Victorians put a...
Right at the back of the church you will find the Lady Chapel. This is the only place in London that the Virgin Mary has apparently made a visitation. She appeared to a monk here in the late 12th century. But fast forward to the early 18th century and the Lady Chapel was actually being used as printers and a young Benjamin Franklin, future signator...
One of my favourite little details is the oriel window. It was installed in the early 1500’s by Prior Bolton. He allegedly had it installed to spy/check up on on his monks below. You will notice the symbol of a barrel or ‘ton’ with a bolt through it on the front. Those together make ‘Bolton’.
Look out for the font that dates from 1405 and is apparently one of only two pre-Reformation fonts in London (I am now on the hunt for the other one). It was here on 28th November 1697 that the artist William Hogarth was baptised.
The church, as you can imagine, is a popular filming destination. It was most famously used in Four Weddings and a Funeral. The covering behind the table here, made to look like stone, is apparently a bit of film set that got left and actually looked quite good so they kept it!
St Bartholomew’s also has a few pieces of amazing modern art. Most notably, as you enter, you will come face to face with Damien Hirst’s ‘Exquisite Pain’, created in 2006. It depicts St Bartholomew, one of the twelve apostles of Jesus, who met his end by being skinned alive. He is depicted with muscles exposed, his skin draped over his arm and hold...
One final little secret that unfortunately is not open to the public, but I was lucky enough to be shown, is the south triforium: the area that looks down into the central part of the church. It was accessed by an extremely narrow spiral staircase and is currently used for the storage of stonework, some of it possibly dating as far back as the 12th...
As he turned for home the vision of Saint Bartholomew appeared to him and said ‘I am Bartholomew who have come to help thee in thy straights. I have chosen a spot in a suburb of London at Smithfield where, in my name, thou shalt found a church.’
St Bartholomew's Anglican Church, St Barts, Gustavia, Saint Barthélemy. 379 likes · 1 talking about this · 218 were here. We are an active church made up of permanent and part-time residents, as well...
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Built in 1123, Saint Bartholomew the Great Church is the oldest surviving building in the City of London. It is an oasis of calm in a busy city with historical elements from every century of the last 900 years. It also contains an impressive art collection including "Exquisite Pain" by Damien Hirst.