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Misericords
The word misericord comes from the Latin misericordia, meaning pity or mercy. These hinged oak seats in the chapel tip up to form a ledge.
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6th Eric Symes Abbot Memorial Lecture
Wednesday, 26th June 1991
Delivered by Timothy Schroder at Keble College Oxford, King's College London, and Lincoln Theological College in May and June 1991.
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Chapter House
The "incomparable" 13th century Chapter House in the East Cloister was a daily meeting place for the monks and contains many mural paintings.
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Vestments and frontals
The Abbey uses many different vestments and altar hangings during the year.
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Address given at the Service of Commemoration and Thanksgiving on Remembrance Sunday 2024
Sunday, 10th November 2024
Being accurate and honest about the past is constant, hard work.
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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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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 at the Sung Eucharist on the Dedication of Westminster Abbey 2018
Sunday, 14th October 2018
Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the Dedication of Westminster Abbey 2018: May we commit ourselves to dedicate our lives to the service of God in Christ and to the service of.
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Sermon given at Eucharist on the Fourth Sunday after Trinity, 2020
Sunday, 5th July 2020
We closed the Abbey doors on 20th March; a little over a hundred days ago. Then, this place of national memorial and celebration, this church that welcomes over a million visitors a year, went quiet.
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The Coronation Chair
The Coronation Chair is one of the most famous pieces of furniture in the world. It has been the centrepiece of coronations for 700 years.
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Address given on ANZAC Day 2019
Thursday, 25th April 2019
We pray for a lasting peace in the world and for friendship to continue with Turkey and all the other nations with whom we were in conflict.
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Sermon Given at Evensong on the Third Sunday before Lent 2017
Sunday, 12th February 2017
Sermon given by The Reverend Graham Hamilton, Vicar, St Peter and St Paul, Bovey Tracey.
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Sermon preached at the Sung Eucharist on Ash Wednesday 2024
Wednesday, 14th February 2024
‘What’s love got to do with it?’
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Sermon Given at the Sung Eucharist on the Feast of Candlemas 2015
Monday, 2nd February 2015
Sermon given by The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster.
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Sermon Given at the Sung Eucarist on Trinity Sunday
Sunday, 31st May 2015
Sermon given by The Reverend David Stanton, Canon in Residence.
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Sermon Given at the Sung Eucharist for the Epiphany of Our Lord 2016
Wednesday, 6th January 2016
Sermon given by The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster.
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Sermon Given at Matins on the Sixth Sunday of Easter 2017
Wednesday, 24th May 2017
Sermon given by The Reverend Professor Vernon White, Canon in Residence.
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Sermon given at Evensong on the Third Sunday of Advent 2017
Sunday, 17th December 2017
Sermon given by The Reverend Canon Dr Emma Percy, Chaplain, Trinity College, Oxford.
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Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on Easter Day 2019
Sunday, 21st April 2019
Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on Easter Day 2019: Now we enter fully into the joy of the risen Lord. Many of us have journeyed in a particular way with Jesus Christ.
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Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the Fifth Sunday of Easter 2021
Sunday, 2nd May 2021
Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the Fifth Sunday of Easter 2021: Jesus said, Abide in me… I am the Vine, you are the branches. Jesus said, Abide in me… I am.
