Church of England Saint dedications

This page began as an attempt to answer a question posed by my mother-in-law at the St Albans Pilgrimage, in which a parade of 12-foot puppets heads to the cathedral to recreate the death of St Alban. As part of the parade there were representatives from seven or eight churches dedicated to St Alban from around the country, and I was posed the question of how many churches are there dedicated to St Alban, are they all near St Albans itself? I found no easy way to give the answer, and so created this page to count church dedications and to give details on where they are.

According to The Church of England's website, achurchnearyou, as of 2016 there were 16139 Anglican churches in England, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man most of which are dedicated to one or more saints. Some churches have since closed, but I've kept them in the lists below, generally indicated by not having a link. (Their site actually claimed 16500, but contained a lot of repeats!)

To find a list of saints or dedications matching a particular prefix (eg St Al, Holy or Christ) enter it into the search box. To then list the churches with that dedication click on a saint's name. Where possible, the saints also have a link to the relevant Wikipedia article; click on the small 'W' icon.

Churches that are dedicated to more than one saint are added to the count for each of those saints. For interest, the top pairings of dedications are St Peter & St Paul (299), St Mary & All Saints (38), St Philip & St James (34), St Peter & St Mary (15), St Simon & St Jude (13).

Note that many saints are known by a number of names. In some cases I have merged these (eg St Edburg, St Eadburga and St Eadburgha are all listed in the results under St Edburga, or St Luke the Evangelist under St Luke), whereas in others I have kept them separate (eg St Mary, St Mary the Virgin, The Blessed Virgin Mary, etc, meaning 2369 churches are dedicated to St Mary in total) so that the actual wording of the dedication is clear. In other cases the name is ambiguous; the churches dedicated to "St James" will be mostly meaning "St James the Great" but some may mean "St James the Less", and all three are given separate entries in the results.

Most common dedications:

Printing 1-100 of 446 dedications.

Rank Dedication Number

1 St Mary 1516

2 All Saints 1425

3 St Peter 1327

4 St Michael 816

5 St Andrew 801

6 St Mary the Virgin 715

7 St Paul 667

8 Holy Trinity 578

9 St John the Baptist 573

10 St James 466

11 St Nicholas 436

12 Christ Church 392

13 St John the Evangelist 351

14 St John 288

15 St Lawrence 245

16 St George 243

17 St Luke 242

18 St Margaret 235

19 St Mary Magdalene 226

20 St Mark 179

20 St Martin 179

22 St Bartholomew 178

22 St Thomas 178

24 St Leonard 174

25 St Giles 160

26 St Matthew 145

26 St Stephen 145

28 St Barnabas 139

29 St Helen 121

30 St Cuthbert 106

31 St Anne 103

32 Holy Cross 94

33 St Philip 92

34 Blessed Virgin Mary 91

35 St Francis of Assisi 87

36 St Oswald 83

37 St Chad 82

38 St Saviour 80

39 St James the Great 79

40 St Edmund 78

41 St Catherine 70

42 Emmanuel 69

42 St Thomas a Becket 69

44 Good Shepherd 62

45 St Wilfrid 60

46 St Botolph 59

47 St Swithin 56

48 St Augustine 55

49 St Aidan 53

50 St Alban 52

51 Ascension 51

52 St Clement 47

53 All Hallows 42

54 St Hilda 40

55 St Christopher 38

56 St Jude 37

57 St Denys 33

57 St Faith 33

57 St Margaret of Antioch 33

60 St Gabriel 29

60 St Gregory 29

62 St David 26

63 St James the Less 25

64 St Columba 24

65 All Souls 22

65 Holy Spirit 22

65 St Hugh 22

65 Trinity 22

69 St Dunstan 21

69 St Petroc 21

71 Assumption 20

72 Holy Rood 19

72 St Simon 19

74 Christ the King 18

74 Holy Innocents 18

74 St Richard 18

77 Our Lady 17

77 St Agnes 17

77 St Augustine of Canterbury 17

77 St Benedict 17

77 St Edith 17

82 St Katharine 16

83 St Mary the Blessed Virgin 16

83 St Matthias 16

85 St Martin of Tours 15

86 St Bridget 14

86 St Ethelbert 14

86 St Pancras 14

86 St Patrick 14

90 St Bede 13

90 St Boniface 13

90 St Edward 13

93 Resurrection 12

93 Saviour 12

93 St Edward the Confessor 12

96 St Aldhelm 11

96 St Etheldreda 11

96 St Olaf 11

99 Epiphany 10

99 St Mungo 10

Rank	Dedication	Number
1	St Mary	1516
2	All Saints	1425
3	St Peter	1327
4	St Michael	816
5	St Andrew	801
6	St Mary the Virgin	715
7	St Paul	667
8	Holy Trinity	578
9	St John the Baptist	573
10	St James	466
11	St Nicholas	436
12	Christ Church	392
13	St John the Evangelist	351
14	St John	288
15	St Lawrence	245
16	St George	243
17	St Luke	242
18	St Margaret	235
19	St Mary Magdalene	226
20	St Mark	179
20	St Martin	179
22	St Bartholomew	178
22	St Thomas	178
24	St Leonard	174
25	St Giles	160
26	St Matthew	145
26	St Stephen	145
28	St Barnabas	139
29	St Helen	121
30	St Cuthbert	106
31	St Anne	103
32	Holy Cross	94
33	St Philip	92
34	Blessed Virgin Mary	91
35	St Francis of Assisi	87
36	St Oswald	83
37	St Chad	82
38	St Saviour	80
39	St James the Great	79
40	St Edmund	78
41	St Catherine	70
42	Emmanuel	69
42	St Thomas a Becket	69
44	Good Shepherd	62
45	St Wilfrid	60
46	St Botolph	59
47	St Swithin	56
48	St Augustine	55
49	St Aidan	53
50	St Alban	52
51	Ascension	51
52	St Clement	47
53	All Hallows	42
54	St Hilda	40
55	St Christopher	38
56	St Jude	37
57	St Denys	33
57	St Faith	33
57	St Margaret of Antioch	33
60	St Gabriel	29
60	St Gregory	29
62	St David	26
63	St James the Less	25
64	St Columba	24
65	All Souls	22
65	Holy Spirit	22
65	St Hugh	22
65	Trinity	22
69	St Dunstan	21
69	St Petroc	21
71	Assumption	20
72	Holy Rood	19
72	St Simon	19
74	Christ the King	18
74	Holy Innocents	18
74	St Richard	18
77	Our Lady	17
77	St Agnes	17
77	St Augustine of Canterbury	17
77	St Benedict	17
77	St Edith	17
82	St Katharine	16
83	St Mary the Blessed Virgin	16
83	St Matthias	16
85	St Martin of Tours	15
86	St Bridget	14
86	St Ethelbert	14
86	St Pancras	14
86	St Patrick	14
90	St Bede	13
90	St Boniface	13
90	St Edward	13
93	Resurrection	12
93	Saviour	12
93	St Edward the Confessor	12
96	St Aldhelm	11
96	St Etheldreda	11
96	St Olaf	11
99	Epiphany	10
99	St Mungo	10