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The Church of St Mary the Virgin is a Grade II * listed Anglican church, a parish church in Dover, Kent, and is situated on Cannon Street in the town centre. There was a church on this site in Saxon times. It was largely rebuilt in the 19th century. ==Early history== The church stands on the site of Roman baths; it is thought there was originally a Saxon church here. Three churches in Dover are mentioned in the Domesday Book, and it has been supposed that these are St Mary's, St James' and St Peter's. The oldest parts of the existing building are the tower and three bays of the arcades, which are Norman architecture of the early 12th century.〔〔(St Mary's Church, Dover ) Official site, accessed 24 January 2015.〕〔(St Mary's Church ) Dover Town Council, accessed 24 January 2015〕 From 1230 the church was controlled by Maison Dieu, which was built in Dover in 1203 to accommodate pilgrims from overseas visiting Canterbury Cathedral.〔 The church was closed in 1537, at the Dissolution of the Monasteries, but opened in 1544 as a parish church, after a petition of the townspeople. From 1581 it was the official church of the Mayor and corporation instead of St Peter's Church (which stood on the northern side of the market square and was in disrepair; it was demolished soon afterwards).〔〔(St Mary's Church ) Old Dover in words and pictures, accessed 24 January 2015.〕〔(Market Square ) Dover, Lock and Key of the Kingdom, accessed 24 January 2015.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「St Mary's Church, Dover」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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