St John the Evangelist Friday Street
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St John the Evangelist Friday Street was a church in the City of London
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The Mortality Bill for the year 1665, published by the Parish Clerk’s Company, shows 97 parishes within the City of London
. St John the Evangelist Friday Street was one of 86 churches destroyed by The Great Fire of London in September 1666 . In 1670 a Rebuilding Act was passed and a committee set up under the stewardship of Sir Christopher Wren
to decide which would be rebuilt. Fifty-one were chosen, but St John the Evangelist Friday Street in Bread Street Ward
was one of the minority never to be rebuilt, perhaps because it was the smallest church within even this area of very small parishes. The church site is now occupied by a public house off Watling Street. It is unique amongst City
parishes in not registering a single death during the Great Plague
. Following the fire it was united to All Hallows Bread Street
. Partial records still survive at IGI
.
In the early 1620s a debate was held in St John Evangelist Church between the pastor, Mr Walker and some Roman Catholics. The pastor argued that the Church of England was the "true church" and that the Church of Rome was "the whore of Babylon." The Catholic priests replied that "...you Protestants in England, have no Church nor Faith." The debate is interesting in being conducted mainly in a series of syllogisms.
City of London
The City of London is a small area within Greater London, England. It is the historic core of London around which the modern conurbation grew and has held city status since time immemorial. The City’s boundaries have remained almost unchanged since the Middle Ages, and it is now only a tiny part of...
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The Mortality Bill for the year 1665, published by the Parish Clerk’s Company, shows 97 parishes within the City of London
City of London
The City of London is a small area within Greater London, England. It is the historic core of London around which the modern conurbation grew and has held city status since time immemorial. The City’s boundaries have remained almost unchanged since the Middle Ages, and it is now only a tiny part of...
. St John the Evangelist Friday Street was one of 86 churches destroyed by The Great Fire of London in September 1666 . In 1670 a Rebuilding Act was passed and a committee set up under the stewardship of Sir Christopher Wren
Christopher Wren
Sir Christopher Wren FRS is one of the most highly acclaimed English architects in history.He used to be accorded responsibility for rebuilding 51 churches in the City of London after the Great Fire in 1666, including his masterpiece, St. Paul's Cathedral, on Ludgate Hill, completed in 1710...
to decide which would be rebuilt. Fifty-one were chosen, but St John the Evangelist Friday Street in Bread Street Ward
Bread Street
Bread Street is a ward of the City of London and is named from its principal street, which was anciently the bread market; for by the records it appears that in 1302, the bakers of London were ordered to sell no bread at their houses but in the open market...
was one of the minority never to be rebuilt, perhaps because it was the smallest church within even this area of very small parishes. The church site is now occupied by a public house off Watling Street. It is unique amongst City
City of London
The City of London is a small area within Greater London, England. It is the historic core of London around which the modern conurbation grew and has held city status since time immemorial. The City’s boundaries have remained almost unchanged since the Middle Ages, and it is now only a tiny part of...
parishes in not registering a single death during the Great Plague
Great Plague of London
The Great Plague was a massive outbreak of disease in the Kingdom of England that killed an estimated 100,000 people, 20% of London's population. The disease is identified as bubonic plague, an infection by the bacterium Yersinia pestis, transmitted through a flea vector...
. Following the fire it was united to All Hallows Bread Street
All Hallows Bread Street
All Hallows Bread Street was a church in the Bread Street ward of the City of London on the south side of Watling Street. First mentioned in the 13th century, the church was destroyed in the Great Fire of London in 1666...
. Partial records still survive at IGI
International Genealogical Index
The International Genealogical Index is a database of genealogical records, compiled from several sources, and maintained by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints...
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In the early 1620s a debate was held in St John Evangelist Church between the pastor, Mr Walker and some Roman Catholics. The pastor argued that the Church of England was the "true church" and that the Church of Rome was "the whore of Babylon." The Catholic priests replied that "...you Protestants in England, have no Church nor Faith." The debate is interesting in being conducted mainly in a series of syllogisms.