A stone stile for St Quiricus and St Julietta
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A stone stile for St Quiricus and St Julietta
Image: © Neil Owen Taken: 5 Apr 2018
The entrance to the little church offers some alternative to the usual gate. The church is dated to at least the eleventh century due to its Norman stonework, but could well be Saxon in origin. The dedication is a rather unusual one: widow Julietta and her young son Quiricus (other variations of the name are evident) were travelling in Tarsus in 304AD, when they were arrested for being Christians. Julietta was tortured to force her to deny her faith but held out. Her son scratched the face of the Governor Alexander and was thrown down the stone steps, killing him. Julietta thanked God for her son's martyrdom, but the enraged Alexander then beheaded her.
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Image Location
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51.439621
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-2.780747