Heritage Open Day: Grade 1 Listed Church St Thomas, Newport, also known as Newport Minster or the Minster Church of St Thomas, is a Grade I listed Church of England parish church in St Thomas’ Square at the heart of Newport, Isle of Wight. There has been a church on or near this central site for well over 800 years, with the original dedication associated with St Thomas Becket after his canonisation in the 12th century. Following the Reformation, the dedication became associated with St Thomas the Apostle, and when the church was rebuilt in 1854–1855 the foundation stone dedicated it jointly to both saints.