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Grand Duchess Elizabeth
A statue to this modern martyr, Grand Duchess Elizabeth of Hesse-Darmstadt, was unveiled in July 1998 and stands above the west entrance to Westminster Abbey.
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Lady Elizabeth & Joseph Nightingale
In St Michael’s chapel, off the north transept of Westminster Abbey, is a remarkable monument, by L.F. Roubiliac, commemorating Lady Elizabeth Nightingale and her husband Joseph.
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Joseph and Neville Chamberlain
Politician and Statesman
In the nave is a life size bust of politician Joseph Chamberlain. Also buried are the ashes of his son and Prime Minister, Neville.
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Thomas Blood
Soldier
"Colonel" Thomas Blood, who attempted to steal the Crown Jewels, was buried in the New Chapel burial ground in Westminster in 1680.
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Reflection: Holy Saturday
Monday, 1st January 0001
Read or listen to the reflection for Holy Saturday
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Free entry to the Abbey for NHS staff as summer visiting hours are announced
Friday, 25th June 2021
NHS staff will be able to visit Westminster Abbey for free from July onwards. The gesture to NHS staff is an acknowledgment of all their hard work during the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic.
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Sermon at Evensong at the Festival of Our Lady of Walsingham
Saturday, 4th May 2019
Sermon at Evensong at the Festival of Our Lady of Walsingham: 'All these with one accord devoted themselves to prayer.' Dean Hall, Reverend Canons of this venerable Abbey, Right Reverend Bishops, my.
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Sermon given at Midnight Mass, Christmas 2019
Tuesday, 24th December 2019
It is my first Christmas in the Abbey, I have been here a month. Kind people keep asking me if I am looking forward to my first Christmas here.
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Sermon preached at the Sung Eucharist on the Annunciation of Our Lord 2024
Monday, 8th April 2024
If we can but bear it, we will see that all around are the fields of paradise.
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William and Aymer de Valence
Soldier and Philanthropist
William de Valence, Lord of Pembroke and Wexford, has a tomb in St Edmund's chapel. Aymer de Valence has a tomb beside the High Altar.
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Sermon Given at the Sung Eucharist on Easter Day 2015
Sunday, 5th April 2015
Sermon given by The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster.
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Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on the Fourth Sunday of Advent 2017
Sunday, 24th December 2017
Sermon given by The Reverend Mark Birch, Minor Canon and Sacrist.
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Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the Second Sunday of Easter 2018
Sunday, 8th April 2018
Sermon given by The Reverend Dr Tony Kyriakides, Priest Vicar.
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Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the Fifth Sunday before Lent 2019
Sunday, 3rd February 2019
Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the Fifth Sunday before Lent 2019: In God’s house, it’s old and young together, needing each other, valuing and validating each other. This morning in Luke’s.
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Sermon given at Evensong on the Third Sunday of Advent 2021
Sunday, 12th December 2021
Sermon given at Evensong on the Third Sunday of Advent 2021: Let our longing be worthy of the kingdom which John proclaimed In the iconography of the Christian East – what we.
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Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on the Fifth Sunday of Lent 2022
Sunday, 3rd April 2022
Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on the Fifth Sunday of Lent 2022: Passion, as a term, has a deeper more ancient usage. Making our way through Lent, we arrive today at.
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Edward Hyde & family
Politician, Historian and Diplomat
Various members of Edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon's family are buried with him in a vault in the north ambulatory, near Henry VII's chapel.
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Sermon Given at the Sung Eucharist on the Fourth Sunday of Advent 2015
Sunday, 20th December 2015
Sermon given by The Reverend Professor Vernon White, Canon Theologian.
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Henry Purcell & family
Musician and Composer
On 26th November 1695 Purcell was buried in the north aisle of the choir. This was where the organ stood at this time.
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John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll
Soldier
John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll and 1st Duke of Greenwich, orator and soldier, was buried in Henry VII's chapel but his large monument is in the south transept.