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Wreath Laid for Oscar Romero
Wednesday, 8th July 2015
A wreathlaying in memory of Saint Oscar Romero took place at Westminster Abbey on Tuesday 7th July.
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The Queen attends Commonwealth Service
Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh attended The Commonwealth Service: A Celebration of the Commonwealth at Westminster Abbey on Monday 13th March 2017. They were accompanied by The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall, Prince Harry, The Duke of York and The Earl of Wessex.
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Dean highlights significance of Vatican visit
Thursday, 26th January 2017
As the Abbey Choir flies back from Rome after a week-long visit to the Vatican, the Dean of Westminster, the Very Reverend Dr John Hall has underlined the ecumenical significance of the trip.
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Abbey hosts international military chaplains
Wednesday, 24th August 2022
Westminster Abbey welcomed a group of international military chaplains to a meeting St Margaret’s Church on Tuesday 23rd August.
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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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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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34th Eric Symes Abbott Memorial Lecture
Thursday, 9th May 2019
Sir James MacMillan argues that the search for the sacred did not end with modernity in music and that it has grown and become complex.
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Sermon preached at the Sung Eucharist on the Seventh Sunday after Trinity 2023
Sunday, 23rd July 2023
Sermon preached at the Sung Eucharist on the Seventh Sunday after Trinity 2023: The sower has sown good seed in his field and looks forward to a good harvest. Behind me, in.
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One People Oration 2019
Monday, 21st October 2019
There are many churches and cathedrals in the world, some of which are more beautiful, more ancient, more glorious than Westminster Abbey.
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Sermon preached at the Festival of St Margaret of Antioch 2023
Thursday, 20th July 2023
Sermon preached at the Festival of St Margaret of Antioch 2023: God is with us in our trials and tribulations and will ultimately uphold the righteous. A few weeks ago the Chaldean.
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Dignity and Public Service
Find out about and watch a series of lectures and discussions that explore how we might heal divisions in public life.
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Sermon Given at the Chapel Royal, St James’s Palace, Good Friday 2017
Friday, 14th April 2017
Sermon given by The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster.
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Sermon at Evensong on the Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity 2019
Sunday, 15th September 2019
Sermon at Evensong on the Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity 2019: Dr Edward Bouverie Pusey, who fought for the soul of our beloved Church of England. This morning a service of thanksgiving to.
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George IV
George IV's coronation in the Abbey in 1821 was a pageant that cost £230,000. A crown containing over 12,000 diamonds was specially made.
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Anne of Cleves, 4th wife of Henry VIII
Mary I ordered Anne of Cleves’ burial in the Abbey. She lies on the south side of the High Altar, her monument showing her initials.
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George Preston
Priest/Minister
In the section of the cloister of Westminster Abbey called the Dark Cloister is a wall memorial to the Reverend George Preston.
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Alexander Pope
Writer and Poet
A memorial to poet and critic Alexander Pope was inserted in the stained glass window in Poets' Corner and was unveiled on 7th June 1994.
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Richard Philipps
Soldier
In the north transept is a brass plate over the grave of Lt. General Richard Philipps. He was born in Pembrokeshire in 1661.
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Pierre Le Courayer
Priest/Minister
The Roman Catholic divine Dr Pierre Le Courayer is buried in the south cloister. On the wall nearby is a marble tablet with his monogram.
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Gerard Manley Hopkins
Poet and Priest/Minister
A memorial stone to Gerard Manley Hopkins, poet, was unveiled on 8th December 1975 in Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey by the Duke of Norfolk.