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Parish Church of St Gregory the Great, Kirknewton. This is an interesting country church and graveyard <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Church_of_St_Gregory_the_Great,_Kirknewton_-_geograph.org.uk_-_411348.jpg" title="File:Church of St Gregory the Great, Kirknewton - geograph.org.uk - 411348.jpg">411348</a>

The Italian, Gregory the Great, was Pope Gregory I from 590 until his death in 604. He is the patron saint of musicians, singers, students, and teachers. He encouraged the conversion of the Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms to Christianity sending Paulinus, a Roman missionary and the first Bishop of York, and was held in great esteem in Britain after his death. There is a historical account by Bede of the conversion by Paulinus at Ad Gefrin, just east along the River Glen <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ad_Gefrin_or_Yeavering_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1729341.jpg" title="File:Ad Gefrin or Yeavering - geograph.org.uk - 1729341.jpg">1729341</a>, in AD 627

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current05:03, 7 January 2017Thumbnail for version as of 05:03, 7 January 20171,024 × 768 (261 KB)127.0.0.1 (talk)Parish Church of St Gregory the Great, Kirknewton. This is an interesting country church and graveyard <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Church_of_St_Gregory_the_Great,_Kirknewton_-_geograph.org.uk_-_411348.jpg" title="File:Church of St Gregory the Great, Kirknewton - geograph.org.uk - 411348.jpg">411348</a> <p>The Italian, Gregory the Great, was Pope Gregory I from 590 until his death in 604. He is the patron saint of musicians, singers, students, and teachers. He encouraged the conversion of the Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms to Christianity sending Paulinus, a Roman missionary and the first Bishop of York, and was held in great esteem in Britain after his death. There is a historical account by Bede of the conversion by Paulinus at Ad Gefrin, just east along the River Glen <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ad_Gefrin_or_Yeavering_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1729341.jpg" title="File:Ad Gefrin or Yeavering - geograph.org.uk - 1729341.jpg">1729341</a>, in AD 627 </p> <a class="external free" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Gregory_the_Great">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Gregory_the_Great</a>
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