St Brevita's Church, Lanlivery

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St Brevita's Church
Location within Cornwall
50°24′00″N04°42′14″W / 50.40000°N 4.70389°W / 50.40000; -4.70389
Location Lanlivery, Cornwall
Country England
Denomination Church of England
History
Dedication Saint Bryvyth/Brevita
Architecture
Years built14th-15th centuries
Specifications
Spire height95 feet (29 m)
Administration
Province Canterbury
Diocese Truro
Archdeaconry Bodmin
Parish Lanlivery
Listed Building – Grade I
Official nameChurch of St Brevita
Designated10 February 1967
Reference no. 1137701

St Brevita's Church is a Grade I listed medieval parish church of the Church of England in Lanlivery, Cornwall. [1] The church was built in the 14th and 15th centuries in the Perpendicular Gothic style, and is dedicated to Saint Bryvyth, or Brevita. Bryvyth's veneration is unique to Lanlivery and nothing is known about her. The churchyard contains multiple monuments, listed separately from the church itself.

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History

The church dates from the late 14th century, with the south aisle, porch, tower, and some alterations dating from the mid 15th century. [2]

The dedication to Saint Bryvyth, or Brevita, is unique, and nothing else is known about this saint. Bryvyth is mentioned in three pre-Reformation sources; one such early source designates her as male, although other sources generally consider her female. Bryvyth was first mentioned in 1423 as Briueta, again in 1473 as Breutta, in 1539 as Bryvyth, and in 1763 as Brevita. [3] The reference to her in 1763 may be based on an undiscovered medieval document. [4]

In 1870 and 1887, Saint Bryvyth's feast day was celebrated on the first Sunday after the first Tuesday in May, but her original feast day is uncertain. [3] A nearby holy well is dedicated to her. [5] The parish celebrates her feast day by dressing the holy well. [6]

In 1858, Samuel Lewis described St Brevita's Church as a "handsome structure of granite, in the later English style, with a lofty embattled tower crowned by pinnacles, and consists of two spacious aisles, separated by a central range of clustered columns." [7]

The Saints' Way pilgrimage passes through Lanlivery, and includes St Brevita's Church. [8]

In recent years, the parish community has set up a community library in the church and undertaken refurbishment of the building, to provide a better space for non-religious community events. Such events have included concerts, seasonal gardening projects, and holidays. [6]

The church is in a joint benefice with the parish churches of Boconnoc, St Winnow, St Veep, Braddock, and Lostwithiel. [9]

Description

St Brevita's Church was built in the Perpendicular style out of granite rubble and ashlar. The current church dates originally from the late 14th century, with the bulk of the structure dating from the 15th century. In the 19th century, restoration was carried out, which included adding the current pews and pulpit. The interior of the church also contains numerous memorials dating from the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries. [2]

The organ dated from 1888 and was originally installed in the Methodist Central Hall in St Blazey. It was moved to St Brevita's Church in 1994. A specification of the organ can be found in the National Pipe Organ Register. [10]

The tower contains a peal of 8 bells. [11]

Monuments

Out of approximately 222 memorials, [12] the churchyard of St Brevita contains numerous Grade II listed monuments:

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References

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  2. 1 2 "CHURCH OF ST BREVITA, Lanlivery - 1137701 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  3. 1 2 Orme, Nicholas (6 January 2000). The Saints of Cornwall. OUP Oxford. p. 76. ISBN   978-0-19-154289-3.
  4. ↑ Orme, Nicholas (1996). English Church Dedications: With a Survey of Cornwall and Devon. University of Exeter Press. p. 94. ISBN   978-0-85989-516-3.
  5. ↑ "Brief History of the Parish". Lanlivery Parish Council. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  6. 1 2 Charles, Alec (26 May 2023). "The life and soul of the village". Truro Diocese. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
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  9. ↑ "About St Winnow Church". www.stwinnowchurch.org.uk. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
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  11. ↑ "Lanlivery S Brevita". Dove's Guide for Church Bell Ringers . Dovemaster. 11 February 2008. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
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  14. ↑ "Sarcophagus in the churchyard about 10 metres south of porch of Church of St Brevita, Lanlivery". Historic England . Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  15. ↑ "Row of 3 monuments in the churchyard about 5 metres east of south aisle of Church of St Brevita". Historic England . Retrieved 26 November 2023.
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