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• Stephen, 2nd Baron Catto

  Philanthropist

  Stephen, 2nd Baron Catto of Cairncatto was a trustee of and benefactor to the Westminster Abbey Restoration Appeal. In Henry VII's chapel is a window.

• The Holy See invites Westminster Abbey choir to sing at St Peter’s in Rome

  Monday, 5th March 2012

  Westminster Abbey’s world-famous choir has been invited by the Holy See – through the Maestro of the Cappella Musicale Pontificia “Sistina” – to sing at St Peter’s in Rome.

  The Choir of Westminster Abbey St Peter’s Basilica

• Ash Wednesday: Holy Communion

  Wednesday, 5th March 2025

  Ash Wednesday marks the start of the season of Lent in the church. Join us for a penitential service, where we receive a mark of ashes as a reminder that we are created from dust, and to dust we will one day return.

  Holy Week and Easter

• Celebrate Holy Week and Easter with us

  Monday, 29th March 2021

  Celebrate Holy Week and Easter with Westminster Abbey

• Holy Communion (BCP) on Easter Day

  Sunday, 31st March 2024

  A quiet, said service, in traditional language, according to the 1662 Book of Common Prayer, lasting around 40 minutes.

• Stephen Baber

  Stephen Baber was buried in the north cloister of Westminster Abbey on 27th March 1679 but his gravestone is no longer readable.

• Stephen Crespion

  Priest/Minister

  The Reverend Stephen Crespion and his sister Elizabeth were buried in the south cloister on 2nd December 1711 and 23rd June 1681 respectively.

• An Abbey welcome to Holy Week and Easter

  Friday, 23rd March 2018

  Westminster Abbey and St Margaret’s Church welcome worshippers and visitors to our annual celebration of Holy Week, the most solemn week of the Church’s year, culminating in the most joyful festival, Easter Day.

• Stephen Hales

  Scientist

  In the south transept of Westminster Abbey is a monument to Stephen Hales, eminent botanist and inventor of ventilators. He was descended from Thomas Hales.

• 4. Stephen and the 'good laws'

  Ahead of the Coronation of Their Majesties The King and The Queen Consort on 6 May, we’ll be sharing stories from each of the 38 Coronation services held here since 1066.

• Stephen Rigaud's children

  Priest

  Two young children of Revd. Stephen Rigaud, of Westminster School, were buried in the west cloister of Westminster Abbey.

• Christmas Day Holy Communion

  Wednesday, 25th December 2024

  A quiet, said service (without music), according to the Book of Common Prayer (1662)

  Christmas Advent

• Abbey loans rare 1588 first edition Welsh Bible to St Davids Cathedral

  Monday, 16th June 2025

  A rare 1588 Welsh Bible from Westminster Abbey’s Library collection – the first complete translation of the Bible into the Welsh language – has been loaned to St Davids Cathedral, where it will go on public display for the first time this week.

• Concert for Holy Week: Bach - St Matthew Passion

  Tuesday, 26th March 2024

  The Choir of Westminster Abbey is joined by leading period-instrument orchestra St. James' Baroque for this Holy Week performance of Bach’s powerful Matthäus-Passion (St Matthew Passion), sung in German.

  Choir of Westminster Abbey event Music Easter

• Dean installed as Honorary Canon of Chichester

  Monday, 22nd January 2018

  The Dean of Westminster, the Very Reverend Dr John Hall, was installed as an Honorary Canon of Chichester Cathedral at Evensong on Saturday 20th January 2018.

• Holy Monday

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• Holy Tuesday

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• Holy Wednesday

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• A holy place

  A view of the High Altar is revealed from beneath the quire screen

• Holy place

  In a chapel at the heart of Westminster Abbey is the Shrine of Edward the Confessor, king and saint.