Talk:St Benet Fink

Latest comment: 12 years ago by Finkpal in topic The Finck Family

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Read the facts; The Fink and not Finch does build in the same time more then 100 different churches in East Prussia, all of them were catholic and mostly named St'Benedict the Abbot. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.179.46.142 (talk) 01:40, 27 July 2011 (UTC)Reply

Those words were placed by John Stow edit

"Some distance West from this the Marchant Taylers hall is Finkes lane, so called of Robert Finke, and Robert Finke his sonne, Iames Finke, and Rosamond Finke. Robert Finke the Parish church of S. Bennet Finke. elder new builded the parish Church of Saint Bennet Commonly called Fink of the founder, his tenements were both of S. Bennets parish, and saint Martins Oteswich Parish: the one halfe of this Finke lane is of Brodestreete warde, to wit, on the West side vp to the great and principall house wherein the saide Finke dwelled: but on the other side, namely the East, not so much towards Cornhill. Then without this lane in the foresaid Three needle streete, is the said parish Church of S. Bennet, a proper Church, in which are these monuments of the dead. Robert Simson, and Elizabeth his wife, Roger Strange Esquire, Treresse, William Coolby, Iohn Frey, Thomas Briar Plummar, 1410, &c."


John Stow (c. 1525 – 6 April 1605) was an English historian and antiquarian. The son of Thomas Stow, a tallow-chandler, he was born about 1525 in London, in the parish of St Michael, Cornhill. His father's rent his house and garden from the parish. This mean that Johns childhood covered the block of Finck lane and (Treadneedle) street or rather Three needle streete. In that matter he do not have to look for in MS British Library Cotton Faustina, B. II, f. 80 or 8. He simply describe what he sow and what he know in the Cotton Faustina, B. II, f. 80 or 8.

The Church edit

Finke. elder new builded - the massage - So called Robert build new church.

Then without this lane in the foresaid Three needle streete, is the said parish Church of S. Bennet, a proper Church, - the massage - the proper church located some distance from the new church.

in which are these monuments of the dead. Robert Simson, and Elizabeth his wife, Roger Strange Esquire, Treresse, William Coolby, Iohn Frey, Thomas Briar Plummar, 1410, &c - the massage - The new church has been build there after 1410. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Finkpal (talkcontribs) 23:21, 23 July 2011 (UTC)Reply

Roger Strange Esquireon the above web page we are learning that;

Sir Roger le Strange, Knt. of Hunstanton, Esquire of the Body to Henry VII., created a Knight of the Bath at the marriage of Prince Arthur, 17 Nov. 1501, m. Anne, dau. of Sir Henry Hey don, Knt., lIighSherifn495, and dying 1506, was s. by his son John, who was four years old at the death of his father, and d. 25 March, 1514, when he was s. by his 1st cousin,

So the St Benet Fink were build there after 1514; Finkpal (talk) 23:45, 28 July 2011 (UTC)Reply

After all, the first part of the article does not mush all the facts .

‘St. Benet’ is short for ‘St. Benedict’. … In the case of St. Benet Fink, it is not certain whether the Benedict referred to was St. Benedict of Nursia, the 6th century founder of Western monasticism or Benedict Biscop, the 7th century Anglo-Saxon founder of Jarrow Priory.


‘Fink’ according to John Stow is derived from Robert Fink, or Finch, Jon Stow does not even mention such word as Finch.


(a 13th century benefactor who paid to have the church rebuilt). Not rebuild but newly build

(Finch) Finck Lane off Threadneedle Street, was named after the same family.

The earliest surviving reference to the church is in a document of 1216, although the discovery of a 10th century wheel-headed cross in its former churchyard suggests a Saxon foundation.

Not The church but St. Benet church and not St. Benet Fink church Finkpal (talk) 23:44, 30 July 2011 (UTC)Reply

The Finck Family edit

Are the coincidences between the Robert Fink and Fink von Roggenhausen really so amazing?;

At 1514 Albrecht the I Fink von Roggenhausen married his wife In England, and his son Albrecht the II Fink von Roggenhausen been Born In England In 1514. Moreover, sister of Albrecht the I Fink von Roggenhausen was Rosamund.

Do we got the mention by John Stow Fink Family?Finkpal (talk) 00:07, 29 July 2011 (UTC)Reply

Who was the Finck family? Albrecht the I Finck von Roggenhausen was the Member of the Steelyard, stationed in London for rest of his life. About beginning of the 16 century he arrive to London as merchant of the Hanseatic League. Albrecht was the son of the Michael von Overberg the Cross Master of the Livonia Teutonic Order. Albrecht the I had good connection in all lands of Teutonic Order, where mostly the important offices were occupy by Michaels von Overberg step brothers. Albrecht the I become a trader of goods and visit London few times before. When he become 50 of age, he decide to sets his roots in London. He invest in two parish as John Stow describe it. There were located between Bishop gates and the Steelyard on his business way to Boston and Lynn, were additionally he build tenements in both of S. Bennets parish, and saint Martins Oteswich Parish. Albrecht the I married in 1514 Annę von Haubitz in London and his son Albrecht the II was born in 1514 in London, Albrecht the elder lived in London with his wife, two daughters and three sons and been accompanied by his sister Rosamund. He died in w 1525, His sister died about 1535. After Albrecht the elder died his wife and kids left London for Reval today’s name Tallinn at East Prussia.Finkpal (talk) 22:06, 22 August 2011 (UTC)Reply