The clergyman in Jane's mother's family may have given her patterns for the clergymen-heroes in Austen's novels.
Jane Austen’s Clergymen and Her Leigh Family
Tag: Jane Austen churches
Jane Austen Family Churches: Steventon and Chawton
For much of her life, Jane Austen worshiped in the churches at Steventon and Chawton, both named after St. Nicholas.
Faith, Science, Joy, and Jane Austen 