Welcome to Boxgrove Priory  

The Priory Church is open each day for Mass and Private Prayer

The lovely old church dedicated to St Mary and to St Blaise dates from the early twelfth century.  From an entry in the Domesday Book we know that Boxgrove had the status of a parish and that a church existed here before the Norman Conquest.  All traces of this have been obliterated by the Priory, which is the daughter house of the Abbey of Lessay in Normandy and the "grand-daughter" of the great Benedictine Abbey of Bec Helouin.  A more detailed history is available elsewhere on this site.

"It is a magical church full of echoes of French influence along the Sussex coast. Its crossing is a mystery of light and dark and the great chancel is alive with Tudor roses and heraldry. The De La Warr chantry contains beautiful early French motifs from a Book of Hours. These must be some of the best renaissance carvings in any English church. They make Boxgrove very special."

Sir Simon Jenkins

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The Priory Church sits in a delightful village in West Sussex, some 3 miles from the Cathedral City of Chichester and for over 900 years the villagers of Boxgrove have worshipped in this magnificent building.  Its glory is still much in evidence in spite of losing the west end of the Priory during the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the reign of King Henry VIII.

We hope that you not only enjoy this site but find the opportunity to visit us in person.

TO HONOUR SAINT BLAISE AND HIS MINISTRY OF HEALING

As most of you will know, it is our joy, each year, to raise funds for the Disabled Children’s Hostel at Kwa Mkono in Tanzania. This is the sole object of the Saint Blaise Fair.

Obviously, we have been unable to hold the fair this year, but the needs of the disabled children will, if anything, have increased because of the pandemic.

Please, please will you make a good donation to enable us to make our usual contribution to this charity which relies, heavily, on what we give.

This is an urgent request.

Safeguarding Policy

This Parish adheres to the Diocesan Policy on Safeguarding Children.  This may be found by following this link. Our Safeguarding Officer's details can be found on our Who's Who page

   

The Priory Church of Saint Mary and Saint Blaise is a Registered Charity No 1131214