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Parish of St John Zachary, City of London , Church of England
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Saint John Zachary was referred to as Saint John the Baptist in a document of 1120. It was situated on Gresham Street. In 1180 the living was given to a man named Zacharie. The church was rebuilt in 1390. It was destroyed in the Great Fire of London, 1666, and the parish was united with the parish of Saint Anne and Saint Agnes in 1670.
Information from The London Encyclopaedia, eds. Weinreb and Hibbert (LMA Library Reference 67.2 WEI).