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St John The Baptist's Church, Bishop Monkton
St John the Baptist's Church is the parish church of Bishop Monkton, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. A chapel of ease was first recorded in Bishop Monkton in 1356. It was dedicated to St Michael and St Helen. It remained in use until the early 19th century, but was demolished and replaced by a new chapel, dedicated to St John the Evangelist, in 1822. This building was demolished and replaced by the current church in 1878, at a cost of £3,000. It was designed by C. Hodgson Fowler and is in the Early English Gothic style. It was Grade II listed in 1986. The church is built of limestone, with a tiled roof. It consists of a four-bay nave and two-bay chancel, with a north west tower over the porch. The porch has a double-chamfered arch, and the tower has three stages, the upper two stages octagonal, and it is surmounted by a short spire. The windows are lancet window, lancets, and at the east end are three lancets with molding (architecture), moulding above. See ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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A bishop is an ordained member of the clergy who is entrusted with a position of Episcopal polity, authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance and administration of dioceses. The role or office of the bishop is called episcopacy or the episcopate. Organisationally, several Christian denominations utilise ecclesiastical structures that call for the position of bishops, while other denominations have dispensed with this office, seeing it as a symbol of power. Bishops have also exercised political authority within their dioceses. Traditionally, bishops claim apostolic succession, a direct historical lineage dating back to the original Twelve Apostles or Saint Paul. The bishops are by doctrine understood as those who possess the full Priest#Christianity, priesthood given by Jesus in Christianity, Jesus Christ, and therefore may ordain other clergy, including other bishops. A person ordained as a deacon, pri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
