St Bartholomew-the-Great
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The Priory Church of St Bartholomew the Great, sometimes abbreviated to St-Barts-the-Great, is a medieval church in the Church of England's Diocese of London located in Smithfield within the City of L
West facade
Interior facing east: Sanctuary in centre with Sir Robert Chamberlayne's monument (1615) on the left wall, opposite a memorial tablet to Alderman Sir John Percival and Agnes Smallpace
Entrance to the church
South aisle, looking east towards the Sanctuary and Lady chapel
Rahere
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Rahere, or Raher or Raherius, was a 12th-century Anglo-Norman priest and later canon regular. He was a favourite of King Henry I and is most famous for having founded St Bartholomew's Priory and the H
St Bartholomew-the-Great
…St Bartholomew. Today the buildings house a lively and growing parish with services taking place in both buildings. The church was founded in 1123 by Rahere, a prebendary of St Paul's Cathedral and an Augustinian canon regular. While at the Vatican, Rahere dreamed that a winged beast came and transported…
Rahere's tomb in St Bartholomew the Great