St Helen's Church, Ipswich

St Helen's Church, Ipswich is an Anglican church in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. The church is built from knapped flint rubble with additional stone and white brick dressings. Although some of the building dates back to the medieval period, the building was substantially altered in the nineteenth century.[1]

St Helen's Church, Ipswich
St Helen's Church, 2018
St Helen's Church, Ipswich
Location in Suffolk
LocationIpswich, Suffolk
CountryEngland
DenominationAnglican
History
Founded11th century
Specifications
MaterialsKnapped flint rubble

History

William Swarston, a married minister, was incumbent when Queen Mary succeeded in seizing the throne in 1553. However when the government initiated a campaign against married clergy, and in 1554 he was replaced by William Barker.[2] Then in 1556 the erstwhile protestant propagandist turned ardent Catholic, Richard Argentine was the incumbent here following his taking Holy Orders. He is mentioned in Foxe's Book of Martyrs in relation to the persecution of Agnes Wardall in July 1556.[3]

References

  1. "Church of St Helen, Ipswich". historicengland.org.uk. Historic England. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  2. MacCulloch, Diarmaid; Blatchly, John (1991). "Pastoral Provision in the Parishes of Tudor Ipswich" (PDF). The Sixteenth Century Journal. 22 (3): 457–474. doi:10.2307/2541470. ISSN 0361-0160.
  3. Foxe, John (1563). Foxe's Book of Martyrs.
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