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St. Helen the Great

SOURCE: REMARKS ON LONDON, being an Exact Survey of the Cities of London and Westminster, Borough of Southwark... By W. Stow., London, 1722.

A List of all the Cathedrals, Churches, and Chapels of Ease within the Bill of Mortality, withal shewing therein the sett Times of publick Prayers, receiving the Sacrament, and hearing Sermons both Ordinary and Extraordinary.

Note, Pr. signifies Prayers, Sac. Sacrament;
S. Sermon; and Lect. Lecturer.

St. Helen the Great, in Bishopsgate street within the Gate, dedicated to the Memory of St. Helen, or as it's over the South Door, to St. Helena, who was Mother of Constantine the Great, the first Christian Emperor, born at Colchester in Essex; and call'd Great, to distinguish it from St. Helen the Less near thereto; both Parishes comprehend about 130 Houses. Morning Pr. on Wednesday, Fridays, and all Holy days; weekly Lect. upon every Tuesday, at 4, in the Evening, from Michaelmas to Ladyday.