St Bartholomew-the-Great

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St Bartholomew the Great
Priory Church of
St Bartholomew the Great
West door and entrance from Smithfield
Map
LocationLondon, EC1
CountryUnited Kingdom
DenominationChurch of England
Previous denominationRoman Catholicism
TraditionAnglo-Catholic
Websitegreatstbarts.com
History
Founded1123
Founder(s)Rahere
Architecture
Heritage designationGrade I listed building
StyleNorman
Administration
ProvinceCanterbury
DioceseLondon
ParishGreat St Bartholomew
Clergy
RectorMarcus Walker
Curate(s)Taylor Wilton-Morgan

The Priory Church of St Bartholomew the Great, sometimes abbreviated to St-Barts-the-Great, is a mediaeval church in the Church of England's Diocese of London located in Smithfield within the City of London. The building was founded as an Augustinian priory in 1123. It adjoins St Bartholomew's Hospital of the same foundation.[1]

St Bartholomew the Great is so named to distinguish it from its neighbouring smaller church of St Bartholomew the Less, which was founded at the same time within the precincts of St Bartholomew's Hospital to serve as a chapel of ease and occasional place of worship. The two parish churches were reunited in 2012 under the benefice of Great St Bartholomew.

  1. ^ G. Cobb, The Old Churches of London, London: Batsford, 1942.