Stonegrave Minster

Holy Trinity Church, Stonegrave
Church of the Holy Trinity, Stonegrave
Stonegrave Minster
The south-western aspect of the church
Holy Trinity Church, Stonegrave is located in North Yorkshire
Holy Trinity Church, Stonegrave
Holy Trinity Church, Stonegrave
Location within North Yorkshire
54°11′33″N 0°59′48″W / 54.19252°N 0.99663°W / 54.19252; -0.99663
OS grid referenceSE655778
LocationStonegrave, North Yorkshire
CountryEngland
DenominationChurch of England
WebsiteOfficial website
History
StatusActive
Administration
DioceseYork
ArchdeaconryCleveland
DeaneryNorthern Ryedale
BeneficeAmpleforth
ParishStonegrave
Clergy
Vicar(s)Revd James Trowsdale
Listed Building – Grade II*
Designated4 January 1955
Reference no.1173360

Stonegrave Minster, also known as the Holy Trinity parish church, is a church in Stonegrave, North Yorkshire, England. It is known for the heraldry adorned upon some of the tombs and monuments.

It was an Old Minster and established before 757 AD when Pope Paul I wrote to Eadberht, King of Northumberland, about the appointment of an abbot.[1] It was staffed by priests following the traditions of Iona and Lindisfarne and was probably founded by an earlier King of Northumberland.

The abbess or abbot ruled Coxwold, Stonegrave and a third house, Donamuthe, near where the Old Don met the Trent and Humber at Adlingfleet. This was destroyed by the Danes in 794 AD and has totally disappeared.

  1. ^ Walker, Peter (16 May 2012). "Ancient church makes history – 450 years on". Gazette & Herald. Retrieved 9 January 2019.