St. Michael le Belfrey - Medieval Church - York, Great Britain.
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St. Michael le Belfrey is an Anglican Parish Church has been a place of worship for over 800 years. It is situated directly next to York Minster Cathedral. The church is famous for being the place where Guy Fawkes was christened on 16 April 1570.
Waymark Code: WMK6JF
Location: North East England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 02/20/2014
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There has been a church on the site of Michael le Belfrey Church from the 8th Century, Re-built in the 1500's.
"There have been Christians in York since Roman times and church buildings in this area since at least the year 627 when Bishop Paulinus baptised Edwin king of Northumbria. Saxon burials discovered in Petergate are evidence that St Michael's is of early origin. The "le Belfrey" either refers to the next-door Minster belfry or to an older church on this site which had a bell tower. It was controlled by the Minster's Dean and Chapter from 1294 for several hundred years. It is a parish church serving the local community. (The Minster is not a parish church.)" Text source: (
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