Haccombe Devon
Church of St Blaise, Haccombe Devon. earns 2 stars in Simon Jenkins’ “England’s Thousand Best Churches”
It was built in 1233 by Sir Stephen de Haccombe on his return from the 5th Crusade, which he dedicated to St Blaise, a 4th-century Armenian Bishop and Martyr whose fame he had encountered in the East.
Enlarged in the 14c when it was consecrated by Bishop Grandisson in 1328
It consists of a nave, chancel, four-bay north aisle with lean-to roof, west end bellcote & south porch.
The church has been associated with the Courtenay / Carew family for over 500 years, and is noted for its fine collection of Mediaeval effigies & brasses dating from 1469 to 1656,
The rector of the church holds the rare title of Archpriest a privilege founded in medieval times and ratified in 1913 by King George V. This entitles him to wear lawn sleeves, like a bishop, and a fur stole, or amyss / amice (www.pbs.org.uk/news/index.asp ) This title reflects the fact that the Archpriest has the right to sit beside the Bishop at ceremonies, and recognises no authority lower than the Archbishop of Canterbury.
Restoration by John Hayward in 1861 when new lancet windows, single, paired and grouped, were copied form existing windows as shown in Swete's watercolour of 1798.
The church was praised by the Prayer Book Society in March 2008 for using only the 1662 Book of Common Prayer.
The bell, dating from 1290, may be the oldest in Devon, and there are several remarkable monuments.
Picture with thanks - copyright John Salmon CCL commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:St_Blaise,_Haccombe,_Devo...
Haccombe Devon
Church of St Blaise, Haccombe Devon. earns 2 stars in Simon Jenkins’ “England’s Thousand Best Churches”
It was built in 1233 by Sir Stephen de Haccombe on his return from the 5th Crusade, which he dedicated to St Blaise, a 4th-century Armenian Bishop and Martyr whose fame he had encountered in the East.
Enlarged in the 14c when it was consecrated by Bishop Grandisson in 1328
It consists of a nave, chancel, four-bay north aisle with lean-to roof, west end bellcote & south porch.
The church has been associated with the Courtenay / Carew family for over 500 years, and is noted for its fine collection of Mediaeval effigies & brasses dating from 1469 to 1656,
The rector of the church holds the rare title of Archpriest a privilege founded in medieval times and ratified in 1913 by King George V. This entitles him to wear lawn sleeves, like a bishop, and a fur stole, or amyss / amice (www.pbs.org.uk/news/index.asp ) This title reflects the fact that the Archpriest has the right to sit beside the Bishop at ceremonies, and recognises no authority lower than the Archbishop of Canterbury.
Restoration by John Hayward in 1861 when new lancet windows, single, paired and grouped, were copied form existing windows as shown in Swete's watercolour of 1798.
The church was praised by the Prayer Book Society in March 2008 for using only the 1662 Book of Common Prayer.
The bell, dating from 1290, may be the oldest in Devon, and there are several remarkable monuments.
Picture with thanks - copyright John Salmon CCL commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:St_Blaise,_Haccombe,_Devo...