Church of St John the Evangelist, Little Gidding

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The Church of St John the Evangelist in Little Gidding is a historic Anglican church best known for its association with the 17th-century religious community led by Nicholas Ferrar and its later inspiration for T. S. Eliot’s poem “Little Gidding.”

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Anglican church
parish church
affiliation Anglican Communion NERFINISHED
associatedMovement High Church Anglican devotion
associatedWith Ferrar family NERFINISHED
Little Gidding religious community NERFINISHED
Nicholas Ferrar NERFINISHED
T. S. Eliot NERFINISHED
centuryOfMajorAssociation 17th century
country United Kingdom
culturalSignificance symbol of Anglican spiritual renewal
dedicatedTo John the Evangelist NERFINISHED
denomination Church of England
ecclesiasticalProvince Province of Canterbury
eraOfNotableCommunity 17th century
foundedAs chapel for the Ferrar community
hasGraveOrMemorialOf members of the Ferrar family
hasNameInEnglish Church of St John the Evangelist, Little Gidding NERFINISHED
hasParish Little Gidding parish NERFINISHED
heritageStatus historic church
inspiredWork Little Gidding (poem) NERFINISHED
knownFor association with the Ferrar household
connection with 17th-century Anglican piety
influence on T. S. Eliot’s Four Quartets
literarySignificance setting and symbol in modernist poetry
liturgicalUse Book of Common Prayer NERFINISHED
locatedIn Cambridgeshire, England
surface form: Cambridgeshire

England
Little Gidding NERFINISHED
namedAfter John the Evangelist NERFINISHED
partOf Diocese of Ely NERFINISHED
pilgrimageSiteFor Anglicans NERFINISHED
readers of T. S. Eliot
region East of England
religiousCommunityLeader Nicholas Ferrar NERFINISHED
religiousCommunityType Anglican devotional community
tradition Anglican
usedFor Anglican services
Christian worship

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Little Gidding, Cambridgeshire, England hasPlaceOfWorship Church of St John the Evangelist, Little Gidding
Little Gidding, Cambridgeshire, England parishChurch Church of St John the Evangelist, Little Gidding
this entity surface form: St John the Evangelist, Little Gidding