St Mary Magdalene, Geddington Explained

St Mary Magdalene, Geddington
Country:United Kingdom
Denomination:Church of England
Dedication:St Mary Magdalene
Heritage Designation:Grade I listed
Materials:ironstone
Parish:Geddington
Deanery:Kettering
Archdeaconry:Oakham
Diocese:Diocese of Peterborough

52.4379°N -0.6845°WSt Mary Magdalene is a Church of England church in Geddington, Northamptonshire, England. It is a grade I listed building. In 2017 it was wrongly thought to be the Shrine of Hagius until the belief was found to be based on an error in transcription.[1] [2]

The east windows were created by Sir Ninian Comper. He also designed windows for Westminster Abbey and the entirety of the Church of St Mary the Virgin, Wellingborough, amongst many others. The central East window was created in the early part of his illustrious career while the South East window is much later, and there are vast changes in style in the intervening 50 years.

Notes and References

  1. https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/false-idol-translation-mishap-gives-st-mary-magdalene-vicar-faith-in-geddington-village-saint-vf32rbg65 False idol: translation mishap gives St Mary Magdalene vicar faith in Geddington village ‘saint’.
  2. Web site: Not Hagius, but Geddington’s Unknown Priest. St Mary Magdalene, Geddington. 14 October 2017.