St. John's Church, Midnapore

St John’s Church in Medinipur

St. John's Church, Midnapore is a church made by the Church Mission Society of England. It was built in 1851 at Sekpura in Midnapore,[1] Paschim Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[2][3] There are several notable graves inside the church cemetery. It is under the Diocese of Durgapur, C. N. I.[4]

Graves

  • Amala[5]
  • Bernard Edward John Burge (District Magistrate and soldier, assassinated in 1933)[6]
  • James Peddie (District Magistrate and soldier, assassinated in 1931)[6]
  • Robert Douglas[6]
  • Lucie Mavourneen

References

  1. ^ REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF BENGAL, 1877-78. 1878.
  2. ^ "Next weekend you can be at ... Midnapore". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 2022-05-12.
  3. ^ Bengal (India) (1911). Bengal District Gazetteers. Bengal Secretariat Book Departmentôt.
  4. ^ Pinakpani (2022-05-04), English: St John's Church and the graveyard complex in Sekpura, Midnapore. It was built in 1851 by the Church of England, retrieved 2022-05-12
  5. ^ Candland, Douglas K. (1995-10-26). Feral Children and Clever Animals: Reflections on Human Nature. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-535614-4.
  6. ^ a b c Somen Sengupta. "Midnapore 1931-33". Retrieved 24 December 2024.