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St Bene't's Church
St Bene't's Church — church in Cambridge, UK.
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St Bene't's Church is a historic church in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1001. Heritage designation: Grade I listed building. Affiliated with Anglicanism. Named after Benedict of Nursia. Wikidata describes it as: "church in Cambridge, UK". Coordinates: 52.2037°, 0.1183°.
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St Bene't's Church is a Church of England parish church in central Cambridge, England. Parts of the church, most notably the tower, are Anglo-Saxon, and it is the oldest church in Cambridgeshire as well as the oldest building in Cambridge. The church is dedicated to Saint Benedict of Nursia, the founder of the Benedictine order of monasticism. Bene't is an attempt to reconcile the Anglo-Norman name Benet with the Latin (and modern English) form of the saint's name Benedict. Latin documents from the 13th and 14th century refer to "ecclesie sancti Benedicti" while a contract (in English) of 6 June 1452 for a new roof referred to the "cherche of seynt Bennettys". Lyne's map of Cambridge of 1574 shows "Benett Ch" while Loggan's map of 1688 shows "St Bennetts Church". In the 19th century the church was variously referred to as being of "St Benedict", "St Benet" or "St Bene't". Modern usage is either "St Benet" or "St Bene't".
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- Coordinates
- 52.2037, 0.1183
- County
- Cambridgeshire
- District
- Cambridge
- Parish
- Cambridge, unparished area
- Postcode
- CB2 3QA
- Parliamentary constituency
- Cambridge
- Established
- 1001
- Official site
- www.stbenetschurch.org
Sources
- wikidata: Q128404 (CC0)
- wikipedia: St Bene't's Church (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: St Benets exterior.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is St Bene't's Church?
- St Bene't's Church is in London, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 52.2037°, 0.1183°.
- When was St Bene't's Church built?
- St Bene't's Church dates to 1001 — the Anglo-Saxon period.
- Is St Bene't's Church a listed building?
- St Bene't's Church carries the heritage designation "Grade I listed building" — a protective status under UK heritage law.