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Edward the Confessor and Edith
Edward the Confessor was King from 1042 to 1066. He founded a monastery to St Peter, known as Westminster Abbey. His body still lies in his Shrine.
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Sermon Given at the Sung Eucharist on Easter Day 2017
Sunday, 16th April 2017
Sermon given by The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster.
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Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the Second Sunday after Trinity 2017
Sunday, 25th June 2017
Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the Second Sunday after Trinity 2017: The vocation of the Church Imagine, if you will, Jerusalem. Not the sprawl of modern Jerusalem of today; but a.
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World of Work Days
Since its foundation in 1976, The Prince’s Trust has supported over a million young people aged 11-30 through a range of courses, grants and mentoring support. The Trust’s work assists young people to improve skills, increase self-confidence and helps them to move into jobs, education, training and volunteering. David Williams, from the Trust’s Delivery Partnership and Volunteering Team, explores how partnering with Westminster Abbey helps fulfil these aims.
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Reflection: Fourth Sunday of Lent
Monday, 1st January 0001
Read or listen to the reflection for the Fourth Sunday of Lent 2024.
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Reflection: Maundy Thursday
Monday, 1st January 0001
Read or listen to the reflection for Maundy Thursday
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A joyful noise: the bells of Westminster Abbey
A joyful noise: the bells of Westminster Abbey:.
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12th Eric Symes Abbott Memorial Lecture
Thursday, 15th May 1997
Delivered by The Rt Rev. and Rt Hon. Lord Habgood at Westminster Abbey on Thursday the 15th May 1997 and subsequently at Keble College, Oxford.
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Mildred Cecil, Lady Burghley & Anne Countess of Oxford
Philanthropist
Mildred Cecil, Lady Burghley and her daughter Anne Vere, Countess of Oxford have a large monument in St Nicholas' chapel. Richard Cecil, Lord Burghley's father, is buried in St Margaret's Church.
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Elizabeth II
Queen Elizabeth II's coronation was held at Westminster Abbey on 2nd June 1953. Her wedding to Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, took place in 1947. Her funeral was held on 19th September 2022.
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22nd Eric Symes Abbott Memorial Lecture
Thursday, 10th May 2007
Delivered by The Reverend Dr Richard A. Burridge, Dean of King's College London at Westminster Abbey on Thursday 10th May 2007 and subsequently at Keble College, Oxford.
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The Charles Gore Lecture 2005 No. 1
Tuesday, 15th February 2005
Before I moved to Westminster Abbey, I used to live near an Immigration Detention Centre. Three years ago, just before Christmas, I heard there was no priest working at the Chaplaincy.
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Cornelius Van Dun
Soldier and Philanthropist
In St Margaret's is a painted stone bust to Cornelius Van Dun who died in 1577. His wife Gylbarte was also buried in the church.
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16th Eric Symes Abbott Memorial Lecture
Thursday, 10th May 2001
Delivered by Professor Stephen Clark, Professor of Philosophy at the University of Liverpool at Westminster Abbey on Thursday 10th May 2001 and subsequently at Keble College, Oxford.
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5th Eric Symes Abbott Memorial Lecture
Thursday, 31st May 1990
Delivered by The Very Reverend Alan Jones, Dean of Grace Cathedral San Francisco at Westminster Abbey on Thursday 31st May 1990 and subsequently at Lincoln Minster and Keble College, Oxford.
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23rd Eric Symes Abbott Memorial Lecture
Thursday, 8th May 2008
Delivered by The Reverend Canon Dr Jane Shaw, Dean of Divinity, Chaplain and Fellow, New College Oxford and Canon Theologian, Salisbury Cathedral at Westminster Abbey on Thursday 8th May 2008.
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Frederick Denison Maurice
Writer
A white marble bust to theologian and Christian socialist Frederick Denison Maurice stood for many years on the west window sill of St George's chapel.
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Charles Kingsley
Writer, Poet and Priest/Minister
A bust to writer and poet Charles Kingsley has been moved from St George's chapel to Poets' Corner. By T. Woolner.
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32nd Eric Symes Abbott Memorial Lecture
Thursday, 11th May 2017
Salley Vickers addresses the crucial role of the arts in giving shape and form to abiding intangible realities, suggesting the vital importance of nurturing the imagination through the arts in an increasingly secular society.
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24th Eric Symes Abbott Memorial Lecture
Thursday, 14th May 2009
Delivered by The Reverend Professor Alister E. McGrath, Professor of Theology, Ministry & Education King's College London at Westminster Abbey on Thursday 14th May 2009.