THE TURNERS OF HERTFORDSHIRE, ENGLAND
THE PARISH OF IPPOLLITTS
The parish takes its name from St Hippolytus to whom the church, dating from the eleventh century, is dedicated. The name itself has undergone many changes and over the years has been written Hippolits and Epolites, or contracted to Pallets, Nipples or St Ibbs; and nowadays is written St Ippolyts on the school, St Ippollitts on the sign post and St Ippollyts on the post office.
There appears to be no right way to spell it! I have chosen 'Ippollitts' as that is the name on the census returns.
Abstracted
from:
A Parish Remembers compiled by the Ippollitts Local History Group
St Ippolyts - a Country Parish in the Nineteenth Century by Daphne Rance,
Egon Publishers Ltd
St Hippolytus of Rome (c170 -c235) was the most important 3rd century theologian of the Roman church and the first antipope (c217 - c235).
A Roman priest, he first became prominent during the pontificate of Pope Zephyrinus (198-217), whom he charged with laxity in enforcing discipline. He also opposed Callistus, the archdeacon who became pope in 217, for his laxity in readmitting to communion those guilty of adultery and fornication.
Hippolytus then set himself up as an antipope. In 235, during the persecution of Christians by the Roman emperor Maximin, Hippolytus was exiled to the Sardinian mines, where he became reconciled with the church.
Hippolytus's most important work is Refutation of All Heresies, still used as a source for the period and for valuable information about Gnosticism. Other works include the Apostolic Tradition, the fullest existing source for a picture of the Roman church organisation and worship in the 2nd and 3rd centuries, and his Commentary on Daniel, the oldest Christian biblical commentary that survives in its entirety.
Hippolytus's Feast Day is 13 August.
OTHER PLACES NAMED AFTER ST HIPPOLYTUS
France
St Hippolyte (Pyrenees Orientales) - pictures
St Hippolyte (Doubes)
St Hippolyte du Fort (Gard)
Netherlands
Hippolytushoef (Noord Holland)
USA
There is a St Hippolyte Roman Catholic Church in Frenchtown, Pennsylvania.
It is located between Meadville and Titusville, Pennsylvania.
If anyone knows of any other examples please email me.
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