St Alfege Church

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Anglican church Church of England church building Grade I listed building building in Greenwich parish church

St Alfege Church is a historic Anglican church in Greenwich, London, notable as the site of Archbishop Alfege’s martyrdom and for its Baroque design by Nicholas Hawksmoor.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Anglican church → Church of England church building → Grade I listed building → building in Greenwich → parish church →
architect	Nicholas Hawksmoor →
architecturalStyle	English Baroque →
belongsTo	Church of England →
churchmanship	Anglican →
constructionEnd	1714 →
constructionStart	1712 →
country	United Kingdom →
dedicatedTo	Saint Alfege →
denomination	Church of England →
diocese	Diocese of Southwark →
eventLocation	martyrdom of Archbishop Alfege in 1012 →
functionalStatus	active →
hasCemetery	churchyard →
hasDenomination	Anglican →
hasFeature	Baroque interior → prominent west tower →
hasWebsite	official parish website of St Alfege Church, Greenwich →
heritageDesignation	Grade I listed →
heritageDesignationBy	Historic England →
knownFor	Baroque architectural design → site of Archbishop Alfege’s martyrdom →
locatedIn	England → Greenwich → London → Royal Borough of Greenwich NERFINISHED →
namedAfter	Alfege of Canterbury →
near	Greenwich Park → Old Royal Naval College →
notableArchitect	Nicholas Hawksmoor →
parish	St Alfege, Greenwich →
partOf	Greenwich town centre →
predecessorBuilding	medieval church on same site →
province	Province of Canterbury →
rebuiltIn	early 18th century →
usedFor	Christian worship → baptisms → concerts → funerals → weddings →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
English Baroque ("St Alfege Church, Greenwich") → Giles Gilbert Scott ("Church of St Alphege, Bath") → Nicholas Hawksmoor ("St Alfege Church, Greenwich") →	notableWork
Maritime Greenwich →	contains
St Alfege Church ("St Alfege, Greenwich") →	parish