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David & Eva Garrick
Actor
On the west wall of Poets' Corner is a monument to the famous actor David Garrick, not far from his grave. By H. Webber.
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Gell Family
Members of the Gell family, including Daniel, Anthony, William Egerton, John Henry and Katherine, are buried or memorialised in the Abbey precincts.
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Ben Jonson
Poet, Playwright and Actor
Ben Jonson, dramatist and poet, is the only person buried in an upright position in Westminster Abbey. He was born on 11th June 1572.
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John Islip
Abbot and Priest/Minister
John Islip was Abbot of Westminster from 1500 until his death in 1532 and was buried in the chantry chapel he built at Westminster Abbey.
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Brian and Thomas Duppa
Priest/Minister
In the north ambulatory is the grave of Brian Duppa, Bishop of Winchester. His nephew, Sir Thomas Duppa, is buried in the north choir aisle.
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William Wilberforce & family
Priest/Minister, Statesman and Abolitionist
William Wilberforce, MP, who took up the cause for the abolition of slavery was buried in the north transept. Samuel was Dean of Westminster and Basil was Archdeacon.
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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.
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Sermon Given at Matins on the Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity 2015
Sunday, 13th September 2015
Sermon given by The Venerable Andrew Tremlett, Canon in Residence.
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Sermon Given at the Sung Eucharist on Easter Day 2016
Sunday, 27th March 2016
Sermon given by The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster.
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Sermon Given at the Sung Eucharist on the Seventh Sunday after Trinity 2016
Sunday, 10th July 2016
Sermon given by The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster.
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Sermon Given at the Sung Eucharist on All Souls' Day 2016
Wednesday, 2nd November 2016
Sermon given by The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster.
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Sermon Given at the Sung Eucharist on Christ the King 2016
Sunday, 20th November 2016
Sermon given by The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster.
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Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the Fifth Sunday of Easter 2018
Sunday, 29th April 2018
Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the Fifth Sunday of Easter 2018: There is no greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. 8 years ago, at the.
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Sermon at Evensong on the Twenty-first Sunday after Trinity
Sunday, 21st October 2018
Sermon at Evensong on the Twenty-first Sunday after Trinity: Possession with purpose I was two years old when my brother was born. Compared with me, Andrew was a good, rather quiet baby.
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Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the Seventh Sunday of Easter 2019
Sunday, 2nd June 2019
Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the Seventh Sunday of Easter 2019: What does it mean to believe in the resurrection when there are no more resurrection appearances? Ascension Day passes, Pentecost.
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Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on All Saints' Day 2019
Friday, 1st November 2019
This beautiful feast of All the Saints reminds us of the triumph our Lord Jesus Christ won over death.
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A reflection for Low Sunday 2020
Sunday, 19th April 2020
For Christians who live in the age of the resurrection – that is, our own age – belief is an activity of the heart and the mind.
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Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on St Peter's Day, 2021
Tuesday, 29th June 2021
Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on St Peter's Day, 2021: The life of our heavenly patron St Peter reminds us that even when we get it wrong, the love of Christ.
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Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on the First Sunday after Trinity 2022
Sunday, 19th June 2022
Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on the First Sunday after Trinity 2022: There has been much talk of borders in recent weeks. There has been much talk of borders in recent.
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Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on the Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity 2022
Sunday, 9th October 2022
Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on the Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity 2022: What do you want? I would like to begin by asking you a question. My question is this: What.