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Key Image St Martin
La Bellieuse
GY4 6RP St Martin
Guernsey (Bailiwick of)
Denomination: Anglican
Congregation: St Martin’s Church (Diocese of Salisbury, Archdeaconry of the Channel Islands, Deanery of Guernsey)
Geogr. Coordinates: 49.43826° N, 2.55446° W
Geo Location
Reference year: 1250
Architectural style: Gothic
Building type: Hall Church
Description: Two-aisled hall church with tower
Name derivation: From St Martin
Bells
  • Three bells, cast by Jean Baptiste Brocard in 1736
Noteworthy
  • Neolithical statue “La Gran'mère du Chimquière”, 2500–1800 BCE; re-dedicated to St Mary, the mother of Jesus, with the arrival of Christianity
Altar
  • Set up in 2011
Pulpit
  • Built in 1657
Font
  • Late 15th c.
Organ
  • Built in 1848
Windows
  • East and west windows by Mary-Eily de Putron, a local artist (1956–57)
Noteworthy
  • Up to the installation of the organ, the service was accompanied by clarinets
  • Box pews dating from 1848
History:
1048:   First written record of a predecessor church
04/02/1199:   Consecration of the (predecessor?) church
Early 13th cent.:   Oldest remaining parts of the current church: nave, tower and chancel
Early 14th cent.:   Extension of the northern aisle
About 1520:   Construction of the south porch
Important persons:
Patron:  Martin (316/17–397, bishop of Tours)
Sources
A Guide to the Parish Church of St. Martin, Guernsey, 2016
Wikipedia: St Martin's Parish Church, Guernsey, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Martin's_Parish_Church,_Guernsey, retrieved 11/07/2024
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