Beverley Minster

Beverley Minster
Parish Church of Saint John and Saint Martin
53°50′21″N 0°25′29″W / 53.83917°N 0.42472°W / 53.83917; -0.42472
OS grid reference	TA 03766 39257
Country	England
Denomination	Church of England
Previous denomination	Roman Catholic
Churchmanship	Broad Church
Website	beverleyminster.org.uk
History
Former name(s)	The Church of St John of Beverley
Dedication	St John and St Martin
Architecture
Architectural type	Church
Style	English Gothic
Years built	1188-1420[1]
Administration
Province	Province of York
Diocese	Diocese of York
Clergy
Vicar(s)	Jonathan Baker
Curate(s)	Charlie Sheffard
Laity
Organist/Director of music	Robert Poyser

Beverley Minster, otherwise known as the Parish Church of Saint John and Saint Martin,^[2] in Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire, is a parish church in the Church of England. It is one of the largest parish churches in the UK, larger than one-third of all English cathedrals and regarded as a Gothic masterpiece by many.

Originally a collegiate church, it was not selected as a bishop's seat during the Dissolution of the Monasteries; nevertheless, it survived as a parish church and the chapter house and the attached church of St Martin were the only major parts of the building to be lost. It is part of the Greater Churches Group and a Grade I listed building.^[3]