St Stephen’s Church, Norwich | |
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52°37′35.78″N1°17′33.22″E / 52.6266056°N 1.2925611°E | |
OS grid reference | TG 22921 08294 |
Location | Norwich, Norfolk |
Country | England |
Denomination | Church of England |
Website | ststephensnorwich.org |
History | |
Dedication | St Stephen |
Architecture | |
Heritage designation | Grade I listed |
Administration | |
Province | Province of Canterbury |
Diocese | Anglican Diocese of Norwich |
Archdeaconry | Norwich |
Deanery | Norwich East |
Parish | St Stephen Norwich |
St Stephen's Church, Norwich is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Norwich. [1] [2]
The church dates from the 14th century. The tower was remodelled in 1601. Richard Caister was Vicar from 1402 to his death in 1420, during which time he was the priest-confessor to the mystic Margery Kempe. After his death, his burial place became a pilgrimage site. [3]
The church contains a jumble of stained glass from Mariawald Abbey near Heimbach in Germany.
The church has an organ dating from 1869 which was installed by T. C. Lewis, but which has had several restorations by Hill, Norman and Beard. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register. [4]
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Richard Caister was an English priest and poet in the late 14th and early 15th centuries, and was the confessor to the English mystic Margery Kempe. After his death in 1420 his burial place in Norwich became a pilgrimage site.