St Boniface Old Church
by Roy Pedersen
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St Boniface Old Church
Artist
Roy Pedersen
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Photograph - Photography
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St Boniface Old Church by Roy Pedersen.
www.roypedersenphotography.com
St Boniface Old Church is located of the Bonchurch Village road in the village of Bonchurch on the Isle of Wight,UK.The church is dedecated to St Boniface a saxon Monk. It is one of the few medieval churches in England dedicated to the monk that died in 755 A.D.
He was originally from Devon, but later based at monastery at Nursling near Southampton, he helped spread Christianity in Germany and became Archbishop of Mainz.
The church is small with a nave and chancel of Norman origin. The chancel is 13th century but some windows are late Medieval or Tudor and the studded south door may date from the 17th century. The Flemish wooden cross behind the altar is 17th century.
High up on the north wall of the nave are the remains of a wall paintings that are the only surviving example of Romanesque painting on the Island.
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