Location St Clement, Jersey Functional status Active Vicar(s) Canon David Shaw Diocese Diocese of Winchester | Denomination Anglican Materials Granite Phone +44 1534 851992 Dedication Ignatius of Loyola | |
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Address La Grande Route de Saint-Clément, JE2 6SN, Jersey Similar Parish Church of St Helier, Fishermen's Chapel, Samarès Manor, Elizabeth Castle, Mont Orgueil | ||
The Parish Church of St Clement is the parish church of the parish of Saint Clement in Jersey. It is one of the twelve 'Ancient Parish Churches' of Jersey.
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In ancient Latin documents the church is referred to as Ecclesia Sancti Clemtentis de Petravilla in Gersuis which translates to the Church of St. Clement on the estate of Peter in Jersey.
History
The church's origins lie with a privately owned fort which is thought to have been destroyed during the Norman raids. Construction of the stone church began around the year 911, starting with a chapel; now the nave.
Establishment of the parish church
The church became a parish church no later than 1067, because it is known that Duke William II of Normandy granted half the tithes of the church to the Abbey of Montivilliers in Upper Normandy. Only parish churches were permitted to collect tithes.