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) Kings) and children leave their shoes by the door, along with grass and water for the camels. On the morning of January 6, they get up early and rush to see their shoes, where they are expecting to find gifts left by the "Reyes" who, according to tradition, bypass the houses of children who are awake. On January 6, a "Rosca de Reyes" (a ring-shaped Epiphany cake) is eaten and all Christmas decorations are traditionally put away. In Bulgaria, Epiphany is celebrated on January 6 and is known as "Bogoyavlenie" ("Manifestation of God"), "Кръщение Господне" ("Krashtenie Gospodne" or "Baptism of