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Sir John Franklin
Explorer
The famous Arctic explorer Sir John Franklin has a memorial in St John the Evangelist's chapel in Westminster Abbey.
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Abbey finds rare 17th century manuscript in tin trunk
Friday, 3rd November 2017
The manuscript, thought to date from 1603-1604, is a copy of Donne’s The Courtier’s Library, a satirical attack on corruptions in the church and establishment: rather like a 17th century version of Private Eye.
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Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on the Third Sunday before Lent 2022
Sunday, 13th February 2022
Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on the Third Sunday before Lent 2022: “What will you be satisfied with?” Last year was the 700th anniversary of the death of the great Florentine.
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The Passion narratives
A reflection for Holy Week by the Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle, Dean of Westminster
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HRH The Prince of Wales records Easter Day reading
Thursday, 9th April 2020
His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales has recorded a reading of the Gospel for Easter Day which will be broadcast by Westminster Abbey.
HRH The Prince of Wales Abbeycast Holy Week and Easter COVID-19
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Celebrate Holy Week and Easter with us
Monday, 29th March 2021
Celebrate Holy Week and Easter with Westminster Abbey
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Creation: Yoga in the Garden
Saturday, 29th June 2024
Join us for a grounded session of yoga in the Abbey’s garden.
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Sermon at Evensong on the Third Sunday of Advent 2019
Sunday, 15th December 2019
Sermon at Evensong on the Third Sunday of Advent 2019: Here, in this country, we are in changing, exciting, and challenging times. Well, what a momentous political week! You may have already.
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Sermon given at Sung Eucharist on Christmas Day 2018
Tuesday, 25th December 2018
The heart of the joy of Christmas gives almost universal pleasure.
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Sermon preached at the Sung Eucharist on the Eighth Sunday after Trinity 2023
Sunday, 30th July 2023
Sermon preached at the Sung Eucharist on the Eighth Sunday after Trinity 2023: Our life and our work can be given the dignity of revealing something of the kingdom of heaven. The.
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Sermon at Evensong on the Fifth Sunday of Lent 2019
Sunday, 7th April 2019
Sermon at Evensong on the Fifth Sunday of Lent 2019: Today is the end of the beginning and the beginning of the end Today we mark the beginning of Passiontide and it.
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Sermon given at Evensong on Palm Sunday 2019
Sunday, 14th April 2019
Sermon given at Evensong on Palm Sunday 2019: Above all, this coming week is all about grace. Today is Palm Sunday, the first day of Holy Week, the week in which we.
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Sermon preached at the Sung Eucharist on the First Sunday after Trinity 2023
Sunday, 11th June 2023
Sermon preached at the Sung Eucharist on the First Sunday after Trinity 2023: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ Go and learn what this means, 'I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ A former Canon of.
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The Charles Gore Lecture 2010
Monday, 29th November 2010
A discussion chaired by Dr Nicholas Sagovsky, Canon Theologian, Westminster Abbey with Ms Eithne D’Auria, Professor Norman Doe, Professor Mark Hill QC and Reverend Professor Aidan McGrath OFM
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Joan Howson
Artist
Joan Howson (1885-1964), stained glass artist, worked on the re-glazing of the windows in the Chapter House at Westminster Abbey after wartime bomb damage.
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A Reflection for Good Friday
Friday, 10th April 2020
I was outside in the Abbey garden. The sun shone on cherry blossom and tulips. Spring ablaze before me, full of new life and promise.
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Sermon Given at Matins on the Third Sunday of Lent 2015
Sunday, 8th March 2015
Sermon given by The Venerable Andrew Tremlett, Canon in Residence.
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Sermon Given at Matins on the Fourth Sunday of Lent 2015
Sunday, 15th March 2015
Sermon given by The Venerable Andrew Tremlett, Canon in Residence.
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Sermon Given at Matins on the Second Sunday of Easter 2015
Sunday, 12th April 2015
Sermon given by The Reverend David Stanton, Canon in Residence.
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Address given at A Service of Thanksgiving and Rededication to mark the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Britain
Sunday, 20th September 2020
Today marks the 80th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain. It is a time for us to reflect and remember, to recall memories, to remember the sacrifices made and not least the pivotal nature of the event.