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Celebrating the re-building of Westminster Abbey 1269 in the presence of HM The Queen
Tuesday, 15th October 2019
Our celebration today marks a particular moment in the long history of this Abbey Church.
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One People Oration 2002
Monday, 17th June 2002
Speaker: Lord Carey of Clifton (then Archbishop of Canterbury)
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History of Westminster Abbey
An architectural masterpiece of the 13th to 16th centuries, Westminster Abbey houses tombs and memorials to kings and queens and the famous and the great.
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Wall paintings
Our most important wall paintings are from the late 13th century, and include the figures of St Faith, Christ with St Thomas, and St Christopher.
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Sermon given at the Dedication Festival Sung Eucharist
Sunday, 20th October 2019
Today, we celebrate the anniversary of the dedication of this third Abbey Church, which took place 750 years ago last Sunday.
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Charles Gore Lecture 2023
Friday, 3rd March 2023
Ahead of the coronation of His Majesty The King in Westminster Abbey in May this year, The Reverend Dr James Hawkey reflects on A Theology of Monarchy for the 21st Century.
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The Abbey and the Royal Family
British kings and queens have forged a strong bond with Westminster Abbey. Since 1066 every British monarch, except two, has been crowned here.
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Vestments and frontals
The Abbey uses many different vestments and altar hangings during the year.
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Sermon Given at the Sung Eucharist on St Peter's Day 2016
Wednesday, 29th June 2016
Sermon given by The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster.
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Retable
The Westminster Retable is England's oldest altarpiece. It is acknowledged to be amongst the most important surviving examples of panel painting from 13th century England.
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Sermon preached at the Sung Eucharist on the Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity 2023
Sunday, 3rd September 2023
Sermon preached at the Sung Eucharist on the Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity 2023: How will you engage in community with others in the Church? In the name of the Father, and of.
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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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Our history
History of St Margaret's: It may seem surprising to find another large church standing so close to the might and magnificence of Westminster Abbey. Why was an additional church needed in such.
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Muniment collection
Our archive is one of the oldest and richest in England. We hold the records of Westminster Abbey from the tenth century to the present.
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21st Eric Symes Abbott Memorial Lecture
Thursday, 11th May 2006
Delivered by The Very Reverend Vivienne Faull, Dean of Leicester at Westminster Abbey on Thursday 11th May 2006 and subsequently at Keble College, Oxford.
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Cheyneygates
These are two rooms over the entrance to the cloisters, originally part of Nicholas Litlyngton's rebuilding of the Abbot's house complex in the 14th century.
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Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on Christmas Day 2017
Monday, 25th December 2017
Sermon given by The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster.
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Sermon preached at the Sung Eucharist on Ascension Day 2023
Thursday, 18th May 2023
Sermon preached at the Sung Eucharist on Ascension Day 2023: Ascension Day declares the primary task of the Church universal, its true vocation. Ascension Day declares the primary task of the Church.
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Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity 2016
Sunday, 4th September 2016
Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity 2016: The Church in Parliament Square ‘Choose life’ says Moses to the Israelites. As they prepare to enter their promised land,.
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Oil paintings
Several interesting oil paintings hang within Westminster Abbey or form part of its decoration. Most have been presented to the Abbey.
