Monkwearmouth, GB

St Peter

In what had been a promontory clifftop overlooking the north of the harbour and estuary of the River Wear, 60 hides of land were given by King Ecgfrith for Benedict Biscop to found the monastery of St Peter in the name of the Archbishop Theodore of Canterbury in 673 AD. This was the beginning of a new project a movement to bring learning, culture and the Christian religion to the north of Saxon Britain.

About this building

For more information visit on this building visit www.explorechurches.org/church/st-peter-monkwearmouth

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  • Stained glass
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