St Firmin's, Thurlby

This is an unusual dedication, with the only other St Firmin in the UK being at North Crawley in Buckinghamshire. St Firmin (or Fermin as the spelling sometimes goes) was the son of a Roman Senator in 3rd Century Pamplona. He converted to Christianity and was later to become the first Bishop of Pamplona. Whilst preaching the Gospel he was behaeded at Amiens in France around the year 303). Certain relics of St Firmin were found and brought back to Pamplona in 1196. The cult of St Firmin was to be of considerable religious and economic significance during the Middle Ages.   It is thought that parts of the tower here date as far back as Saxon times, this being backed up by a saxon coffin lid being propped up against a wall in the porch. This really is a glorious church, particularly for me when viewed from the south.  Some very ancient looking gargoyles surround the tower. See Peterborough Churchcrawler for further information.

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