More House
More House | |
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University of York Catholic Chaplaincy | |
53°56′40″N 1°02′59″W / 53.94441°N 1.04973°W | |
OS grid reference | SE624502 |
Location | Heslington, York |
Country | England |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Tradition | Oratory of Saint Philip Neri |
Website | UYCC.org |
History | |
Former name(s) | The Old Vicarage |
Dedication | Saint Thomas More |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Heritage designation | Grade II |
Designated | 17 November 1966[1] |
Years built | 18th century |
Administration | |
Deanery | Saint Wilfrid[2] |
Diocese | Middlesbrough |
Clergy | |
Chaplain(s) | Fr. Richard Duffield, Cong. Orat. |
More House is the Roman Catholic chaplaincy for the University of York in Heslington, York. The building itself dates from the late 18th century. Since 2021, priests from York Oratory have been ministering to the chaplaincy. It is located on Main Street in Heslington, which is towards the south edge of "Campus West". It is a Grade II listed building.[1]
History[]
In the late 18th century, the house was constructed. From 1809 to 1814, Sydney Smith lived there while his rectory in Foston was being rebuilt. From 1869, the parish of St Paul's Church in Heslington had a vicar and the house later became a vicarage.[3] At some point later, the house became owned by the Diocese of Middlesbrough and renamed More House after Saint Thomas More. In 1967, the Catholic chaplaincy was started at More House.[4]
From 1995 to 2021 the Carmelites served as chaplains to the Catholic community of the University of York. The Carmelites previously worked in York from 1250 to 1538 at York Carmelite Friary, but they surrendered their friary during the Reformation.[5]
In 2021, Oratorians from the Oratory Church of Saint Wilfrid in York were invited to minister to the chaplaincy, with Fr. Richard Duffield appointed as chaplain.[citation needed]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b More House, Heslington from British Listed Buildings, retrieved 4 May 2021
- ^ Directory from Diocese of Middlesbrough, retrieved 4 May 2021
- ^ A. P. Baggs, G. H. R. Kent and J. D. Purdy, "Heslington", in A History of the County of York East Riding: Volume 3, Ouse and Derwent Wapentake, and Part of Harthill Wapentake, ed. K J Allison (London, 1976), pp. 66-74. British History Online, retrieved 4 May 2021
- ^ University Chaplaincy, York from Diocese of Middlesbrough, retrieved 4 May 2021
- ^ York Whitefriars from Carmelite.org, retrieved 4 May 2021
External links[]
- Media related to More House, York at Wikimedia Commons
- University of York Catholic Chaplaincy
- York Oratory
- Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1301059)". National Heritage List for England.
- Grade II listed buildings in York
- Roman Catholic chapels in England
- Grade II listed churches in North Yorkshire
- Religious organizations established in 1967
- University and college chapels in the United Kingdom
- University of York
- Roman Catholic churches in York
- 18th-century establishments in England
- History of York
- History of Catholicism in England
- Oratorian communities in the United Kingdom