Church of the Epiphany, Gipton Church of the Epiphany, Gipton The Church of the Epiphany (also known as the Bishop Burroughs Memorial Church of the Epiphany) in Gipton, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England is an active Anglican parish church in the archdeaconry of Leeds and the Diocese of Leeds. The church is Grade I listed. The church was built to serve the then growing housing estate of Gipton. Designed by Nugent Cachemaille-Day and built by Armitage Hodgson of Leeds, groundbreaking began in 1936 and the church opened in 1938. The foundation stone was laid on the 12th July 1937 by Elsie Burroughs, the sister of the
Epiphany (holiday) and coloured banners stream out across the square from those around it. Inside, the church will have been decorated with garlands. After presenting their gifts and reverencing the altar and Nativity scene, the kings take special seats of honour and assist at the High Mass. The Saint Thomas Christians of Kerala State, Epiphany is known by its Syriac name "Denha". Saint Thomas Christians, like other Eastern Christians, celebrate "Denha" as a great feast to commemorate the Baptism of Jesus in the river Jordan. The liturgical season "Denhakalam" ("Weeks of Epiphany") commemorates the second revelation at the Baptism and the subsequent