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Stub written by Neil Adams, 2011. Edited by Janelle Jenstad, 2012-06. Copy edited by Cameron Butt, 2012-06-11. Reviewed by Janelle Jenstad, 2012-06-19
The church of St. Mary Axe was a church on the west side of St. Mary Axe
Street in Lime Street Ward. Stow asserts the church’s full name
and dedication was S. Marie the virgine, Saint Vrsula, and the 11000. Virgins
and believed that its common name, St. Mary Axe, derived from a sign near the
church’s east side (Stow). However, a
document written during the reign of
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The church of St. Mary Axe was a church on the west side of St. Mary Axe
Street in Lime Street Ward. Stow asserts the church’s full name
and dedication was S. Marie the virgine, Saint Vrsula, and the 11000. Virgins
and believed that its common name, St. Mary Axe, derived from a sign near the
church’s east side (Stow). However, a
document written during the reign of
The church dates from the twelfth century and belonged to the Priory of St.
Helens. St. Mary Axe was given to Spanish Protestant refugees in
1562. Three years later, with the church in disrepair and no services taking place,
it was suppressed and given to the parish of St. Andrew
Undershaft (Harben) . Stow notes that
after its suppression, the church was letten out to bee a warehouse for a
Marchant
(Stow).
St. Mary Axe is drawn on the Agas map near the northwest corner of St. Mary Axe Street south and east of two garden plots. Interestingly, the bell tower is drawn east of the nave. This placement is a mistake; a bell tower would never be further east than the church’s chancel. The chancel is the most sacred part of a church, where the bread and wine for communion is sanctified. No part of the church should be further east, closer to Jerusalem, than this holy place. Having a bell tower east of the chancel would also be impractical. If the church had an east window, the bell tower would block out the light, making the stained glass window dull and indistinct. The bell tower is also shown at the location of the church’s entrance. To enter through the chancel, where only the clergy are permitted, would be contrary to church practice and doctrine.