All Saints Church, Evesham
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All Saints Church is an active Anglican church in the centre of the town of Evesham
, Worcestershire
, England. All Saints and its neighbour St Lawrence's Church
were built by the Benedictine
monks of Evesham Abbey
in the 12th century to serve the people of Evesham. All Saints is now the town's parish church
, as St Lawrence's was declared redundant
in 1978.
, matters changed and All Saints became the richer. This partly reflected the fact that the western side of Evesham, with which St Lawrence's was associated, was becoming poorer. Also,
All Saints maintained a high church
tradition of worship, which attracted the wealthier residents.
at Ranelagh Gardens
in London.
Evesham
Evesham is a market town and a civil parish in the Local Authority District of Wychavon in the county of Worcestershire, England with a population of 22,000. It is located roughly equidistant between Worcester, Cheltenham and Stratford-upon-Avon...
, Worcestershire
Worcestershire
Worcestershire is a non-metropolitan county, established in antiquity, located in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes it is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three counties that comprise the "Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire" NUTS 2 region...
, England. All Saints and its neighbour St Lawrence's Church
St Lawrence's Church, Evesham
St Lawrence's Church, Evesham, is a redundant Anglican church in the centre of the town of Evesham, Worcestershire, England. It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II* listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust...
were built by the Benedictine
Order of Saint Benedict
The Order of Saint Benedict is a Roman Catholic religious order of independent monastic communities that observe the Rule of St. Benedict. Within the order, each individual community maintains its own autonomy, while the organization as a whole exists to represent their mutual interests...
monks of Evesham Abbey
Evesham Abbey
Evesham Abbey was founded by Saint Egwin at Evesham in England between 700 and 710 A.D. following a vision of the Virgin Mary by Eof.According to the monastic history, Evesham came through the Norman Conquest unusually well, because of a quick approach by Abbot Æthelwig to William the Conqueror...
in the 12th century to serve the people of Evesham. All Saints is now the town's parish church
Parish church
A parish church , in Christianity, is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish, the basic administrative unit of episcopal churches....
, as St Lawrence's was declared redundant
Redundant church
A redundant church is a church building that is no longer required for regular public worship. The phrase is particularly used to refer to former Anglican buildings in the United Kingdom, but may refer to any disused church building around the world...
in 1978.
History
The two churches, which shared a churchyard, drew their congregations from different sides of the town. It is not entirely clear why they were built so close together. Initially St Lawrence's was a richer church than All Saints. However after the ReformationEnglish Reformation
The English Reformation was the series of events in 16th-century England by which the Church of England broke away from the authority of the Pope and the Roman Catholic Church....
, matters changed and All Saints became the richer. This partly reflected the fact that the western side of Evesham, with which St Lawrence's was associated, was becoming poorer. Also,
All Saints maintained a high church
High church
The term "High Church" refers to beliefs and practices of ecclesiology, liturgy and theology, generally with an emphasis on formality, and resistance to "modernization." Although used in connection with various Christian traditions, the term has traditionally been principally associated with the...
tradition of worship, which attracted the wealthier residents.
Organ
The organ has been identified as an instrument which may have been played by MozartWolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , baptismal name Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart , was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical era. He composed over 600 works, many acknowledged as pinnacles of symphonic, concertante, chamber, piano, operatic, and choral music...
at Ranelagh Gardens
Ranelagh Gardens
Ranelagh Gardens were public pleasure gardens located in Chelsea, then just outside London, England in the 18th century.-History:The Ranelagh Gardens were so called because they occupied the site of Ranelagh House, built in 1688-89 by the first Earl of Ranelagh, Treasurer of Chelsea Hospital ,...
in London.