Church of St Catherine, Montacute | |
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50°56′59″N 2°43′04″W / 50.94972°N 2.71778°W | |
Location | Montacute, Somerset |
Country | England |
Denomination | Church of England |
History | |
Status | Active |
Dedication | St Catherine of Alexandria |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Parish Church |
Heritage designation | Grade II* |
Designated | 19 April 1961[1] |
Years built | 12th century |
Administration | |
Province | Province of Canterbury |
Diocese | Diocese of Bath and Wells |
Archdeaconry | Archdeaconry of Wells |
Deanery | Deanery of Yeovil |
Parish | Parish of Montacute |
Clergy | |
Priest in charge | The Revd Peter Thomas |
Assistant priest(s) | The Revd Annie Gurner |
The Anglican Church of St Catherine at Montacute within the English county of Somerset was first built in the 12th century. It is a Grade II* listed building.
Montacute has had religious significance since the discover of a stone crucifix in 1035. St Catherine's was built in association with the Cluniac Montacute Priory becoming the parish church after the Dissolution of the Monasteries. Much of the fabric of the current church is from its extension in the 13th century and the tower is from the 15th. It was restored in the Victorian period. The church has tombs and memorials to the Phelips family, of Montacute House.