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PHOTO ST. PEGA'S HERMITAGE PEAKIRK THE HERMITAGE OCCUPIES THE SITE OF A CHAPEL DEDICATED TO ST. BARTHOLOMEW. THE CHANCEL WAS BUILT IN THE 14TH. CENTURY AND THE NAVE WAS ADDED IN THE 15TH. CENTURY. THE BUILDING WAS EXTENSIVELY RESTORED IN THE LATE 19TH. CENTURY AND AGAIN IN THE 20TH. CENTURY.THE HERMITAGE FORMERLY SERVED AS A CONVENT FOR AN ORDER OF ANGLICAN NUNS. A GRADE II LISTED BUILDING IT WAS DECONSECRATED BY THE BISHOP OF PETERBOROUGH IN 1995. IT WAS VACATED BY THE NUNS IN 2001 AND WAS CONVERTED INTO A PRIVATE RESIDENCE.ST. PEGA LIVED FROM CIRCA 673 TO CIRCA 719. SHE BELONGED TO ONE OF THE NOBLE FAMILIES OF MERCIA AND WAS THE SISTER OF ST. GUTHLAC WHO ESTABLISHED A HERMITAGE AT CROWLAND. ST. PEGA DIED WHILE ON A PILGRIMAGE TO ROME.SOURCES: 2014 COPYRIGHT (Photograph and text in Extra Info) PAUL BRYANPHOTO PAPER THICKNESS NORMAL PHOTOGRAPH THICKNESS
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PHOTO SIZE SIZE 6 X 4 inches
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