The ashes of london5/28/2023 ![]() ![]() Like the mythical Phoenix - the bird reborn from fire to live again - St. This was the prelude to the first rebirth of the church. Mary the Virgin, Aldermanbury - lay in ruins. When it finally burned out, the city of London north of the Thames - including the entire parish of St. On 2 September 1666 the Great Fire of London began, burning for five days. ![]() Even civil war and plague did not stop the parish's development.īut what social change and upheaval could not stop, fire did. It survived both the English Reformation and Restoration, becoming one of the prominent Puritan parishes of the 17th century. The parish and church grew with the City of London and shared all of its struggles. ![]() Sometime before the 16th century it received an endowment from the "late Alderman Bury of London," acknowledged in the church's name. As a medieval parish church, it was responsible for the religious well-being of persons within its geographical area. The church was founded in the late 11th or early 12th century within what is now the historic City of London. Despite many calamities, this church has been an active place of worship for more than 800 years. Mary the Virgin, Aldermanbury is a story of survival - in the midst of rebellion, plague, fire, and war. The Phoenix Continues to Rise From Foundation to the Great Fire ![]()
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