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¿Qué es la guía multimedia?
Deseamos que su visita a la Abadía resulte segura y agradable. Por eso, le ofrecemos algunos consejos útiles que le ayudarán a prepararse.
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Four Forty Theatre: A Midsummer Night's Dream and Twelfth Night
Thursday, 29th August 2024
Four Forty Theatre comes to the Abbey to perform Twelfth Night and A Midsummer Night’s Dream, with just four actors in forty (ish!) minutes each.
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Sung Eucharist with the Washing of Feet
Thursday, 28th March 2024
This Sung Eucharist service commemorates the Last Supper at which Jesus gave us the new commandment that we love one another (Latin mandatum, from which we derive the word Maundy).
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Creation exhibition: Communion Forest
Monday, 22nd July 2024
An exhibition welcoming you to explore the beauty of the natural world and the ongoing efforts of the Communion Forest to preserve it.
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Thomas Betterton
Actor
The famous actor manager Thomas Betterton was buried in the East Cloister "over against the third pillar from the south end next to the garden".
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A podcast for the Fourth Sunday of Easter
Sunday, 3rd May 2020
A podcast for the Fourth Sunday of Easter is published today as part of the Abbey’s continued commitment to provide virtual worship for all.
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John Rutherford
John Rutherford died on 21st June 1781 and was removed from his original burial place at Olne in Germany to the north cloister for burial.
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George Bryan
Soldier
In the north choir aisle of Westminster Abbey is a monument to Captain George Bryan. The white marble tablet shows a kneeling woman mourning.
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Spranger & Ann Barry
Actor
Celebrated tragic actor Spranger Barry and his second wife Ann are buried in the north cloister of Westminster Abbey but no inscription remains for them.
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Elizabeth and Maria Pope
Actor
Two actresses, Elizabeth and Maria, the first and second wives of tragic actor Alexander Pope, are buried together in the west cloister of Westminster Abbey.
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John and Mary Richbell
John Richbell and his sister Mary are buried in the centre part of the north transept but the inscription has now worn away.
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Susanna Cibber
Actor
Susanna Cibber, actress, is buried in the north cloister. She seems never to have had an inscribed gravestone and there is no memorial to her.
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John and Eleanor Elliott
Philanthropist
In St Margaret's church is an area known as the Chapel of Christ the Intercessor, set up in 1981 by John and Eleanor Elliott.
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Aldam and John Frame
Gardener
Aldam and John Frame (Freame) held the post of gardener at Westminster Abbey and are buried in the south cloister.
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George Slemaker
George Slemaker, porter and bell ringer at Westminster Abbey, is buried in the south cloister with his wife Susanna.
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Education Centre celebrates fifth birthday
Thursday, 21st May 2015
Westminster Abbey's Education Centre is marking five years since it was officially opened by Her Majesty The Queen.
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Creation Lates: Summer sessions
Wednesday, 17th July 2024
Explore the Abbey after hours and enjoy live music in the Cloisters.
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The Cloisters
The Cloisters date mainly from the 13th to the 15th centuries and were where the Abbey’s monks spent much of their time.
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Creation stories: Sowing the seeds
Tuesday, 6th August 2024
Join us for an enchanting evening of storytelling in Dean's Yard.
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Benedictine monastery
The monks at Westminster Abbey wore the habit of the Order of St Benedict, who established the Benedictine rules for the monks in about 540AD.