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Saint Lukes Close is one of the roads named after saints in the Bishop Down farm area, which is a large estate to the North of Salisbury. Saint Luke was the writer of one of the gospels, but he was also a painter – traditionally he painted a picture of Mary and Jesus while they posed for . . . → Read More: St Lukes Close, Salisbury Some part of the power of the stories of the saints, I think, comes from the range of the characters and of their life stories. In the words of Henry James, in a different context, “All human life is there”. This is particularly evident in the stories of the various Saint Margarets. Before starting this catalogue of . . . → Read More: St Margarets Close SP1 These roads on the north east side of town, are close to, and named after, Saint Marks Church. I believe that there was once an older Saint Marks Church, or possibly Chapel, in Saint Marks Road itself, but I don’t have a reference for this – I think it was known as an ‘iron church’. Saint Mark . . . → Read More: St Marks Avenue, St Marks Road Salisbury Although there are other ‘Saint Martins’, notably Saint Martin de Porres who is known as the patron saint for those facing racial discrimination 1, both of the roads named for Saint Martin are in the proximity of Saint Martin’s Church, which is dedicated to the most famous Martin, Saint Martin of Tours. Reproduced courtesy of Francis Frith. Saint . . . → Read More: St Martins Church St SP1, St Martins Terrace SP1 Saint Marys Close in Wilton is close to a number or roads named after saints, however it could be a reference to the large Italianate church in Wilton, which is the Church of Saint Mary and Saint Nicholas. Saint Marys Road in Harnham could be named in reference to the Cathedral, which, in full is the ‘Cathedral . . . → Read More: St Marys Close SP2, St Marys Road SP2 Saint Matthew is, slightly disappointingly from a personal point of view, patron saint of Accountants. Before becoming an apostle, he was a tax collector for the Romans, making him “on a par with harlots and thievesas shameless public sinners” 1. The thing that I remember about Saint Matthew is the simplicity of the story of his conversion: {9:9} And . . . → Read More: St Matthews Close SP1 Saint Michael is one of the chief angels, or possibly the chief angel. He is either the leader of all nine choirs of angels or just the one choir whose members are known simply as ‘Angels’. He is mentioned by name only four times in the bible. Saint Nicholas Road is next to Saint Nicholas Hospital, which may pre-date the beginnings of the Cathedral. It certainly existed by 1227, which was only 7 years after the building of the Cathedral began. Both Saint Nicholas Close in Wilton and Nicholas Court in the Spire View Estate in Salisbury are part of groups of roads named . . . → Read More: St Nicholas Road SP1, St Nicholas Close SP2, Nicholas Court SP2 Osmund became Bishop of Sarum in 1078. His most significant achievements were the building of the Cathedral at Old Sarum and the creation of the Sarum Use.
Saint Pauls Church, Salisbury Saint Pauls Road is named for Saint Paul’s Church. Saint Pauls Church replaced the Church of St Clements Way which was located on the other side of the railway, between Elizabeth Gardens and Churchfields. Saint Paul traditionally wrote 14 of the books of the New Testament. Although he never met Jesus, it . . . → Read More: St Pauls Road, Salisbury |
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