Church of the Annunciation of Our Lady of the Newarke information
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Site of the Church of the Annunciation
The Church of the Annunciation of Our Lady of the Newarke in Leicester, was a collegiate church founded by Henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster, in 1353.[1] The name "Newarke" is a translation of the Latin "novum opus" i.e. "new work" and was used to distinguish the church from the older collegiate church of Leicester Castle, the Church of St Mary de Castro.[2] Duke Henry enlarged his father's hospital foundation in the southern extension to the castle bailey and built the new church to house a holy relic, part of the Crown of Thorns given him by John II of France. The church became a place of pilgrimage.[3]
Leland visited it around 1540, shortly before its destruction during the Suppression of the Chantries. He described the church as "not very great...but exceeding fair."[4]
The Newarke Church is dedicated to the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, a significant event in Christian theology marking the announcement of the birth of Jesus Christ. Its architecture reflects the styles prevalent during the medieval period, with features that have evolved over time.
Today, the church continues to be an active place of worship and a site of historical interest, attracting visitors interested in its architecture, history, and religious significance.
^"Colleges: College of the Annunciation of St Mary in the Newarke, Leicester | British History Online".
^"Colleges: St Mary de Castro | British History Online".
^S. N. Skillington; Colin Ellis (1933). Historical Guide to Leicester. Leicester.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
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collegiate ChurchoftheAnnunciationofOurLadyoftheNewarke, a Lancastrian foundation on the outskirts of medieval Leicester. According to the chronicler...
contains the ruins of the 1353 Church of the Annunciation ofOurLadyoftheNewarke, where the body of King Richard III is said, according to early sources...
collegiate Church oftheAnnunciationofOurLadyofTheNewarke. This church (a little of which survives in the basement ofthe Hawthorn Building of De Montfort...
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copied there for St. Mary Newarke College, a now-lost collegiate church in Leicester. The Census-Catalogue of Manuscript Sources of Polyphonic Music 1400-1550...
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