Priory Church of St Bartholomew the Great
Anglican Church
Saint Bartholomew the Great is one of London’s oldest churches. It was founded in 1123 as an Augustinian Priory and has been in continuous use as a place of worship since at least 1143. It is an active Anglican/Episcopal Church in that part of London known as the City.
The Smithfield area, which includes St Bartholomew’s Hospital and Smithfield Market, is popular because of the large number of restaurants, bars and pubs both north and south of the Market. At the heart of it all is a church built when Henry I, son of William the Conqueror, was King of England. It survived the Great Fire of 1666 and the bombs dropped in Zeppelin raids in World War I and during the Blitz in World War II.
Today the Church has a reputation not only for wonderful architecture, but also for traditional formal worship, marvellous music and intelligent preaching. It has also appeared in a series of award-winning films including Four Weddings and a Funeral, Shakespeare in Love, The End of the Affair, Amazing Grace, Elizabeth the Golden Age and The Other Boleyn Girl. It has also appeared in a number of television programmes including Madame Bovary, The Real Sherlock Holmes, Spooks, and The League of Gentlemen Christmas Special.
The Reverend Martin Dudley BD MSc MTh PhD FSA FRHistS AKC is the 25th Rector of the Priory Church since the Reformation
Service Times
Weekdays
Thursday (& Friday during Lent and on major feast days)
08:30 Holy Communion: a said service in the Lady Chapel
Sunday
09:00 Holy Communion A short service in the Lady Chapel.
10:00 Family Eucharist with hymns (at S. Bartholomew the Less)
This service is especially suitable for families with children and usually includes a brief sermon suitable for younger people. NB There are certain Sundays of the year on which this service does not take place. Please check the diary on the home page each week for details.
11:00 Solemn Eucharist Traditional, formal choral liturgy in the Catholic tradition of Anglicanism sung by the choir.
18:30 Choral Evensong & Sermon Traditional choral Evensong sung by the Choir from the Book of Common Prayer, 1662.
Family Eucharists/Family Services @ S. Bartholomew the Less
On most Sundays of the year, this service begins at 10:00 and last about half an hour.
Location
West Smithfield
London
Middlesex
United Kingdom
EC1A 7HW
Staff
The Reverend Dr Martin Dudley
Rector
Sadie Page
Events & Marketing Manager
Contacts
Tel: 02076065171
Web: http://www.greatstbarts.com
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