HISTORY
St. Mary's Church was built in 1826 by Fr. John Holden and solemnly blessed by Bishop Thomas Walsh, Vicar Apostolic of the Midland District, on July 6th 1827. It was the first Catholic church to be used for public worship in Thetford since the Reformation.
The church features an impressive painting of the Nativity by James Parry (1835) and Corinthian Style pillars and capitals in the sanctuary.
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