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Sermon given at Evensong on the Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity 2022
Sunday, 25th September 2022
Sermon given at Evensong on the Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity 2022: George Herbert Two of this month’s sermons at Evensong are based upon religious figures educated (at different times) at Westminster School.
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Homily given at Holy Communion on the Third Sunday of Easter 2023
Sunday, 23rd April 2023
Homily given at Holy Communion on the Third Sunday of Easter 2023: Today is the day we traditionally honour St George. Today, April 23, is the day we traditionally honour St George. He.
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Order of the Bath
The Most Honourable Order of the Bath was established as a military order by George I on 18th May 1725. Since then the Lady Chapel at Westminster Abbey has been used as their chapel.
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The Harrison & Harrison organ (1937)
The Harrison & Harrison organ of Westminster Abbey was installed for the Coronation of King George VI in 1937. With four manuals and eighty-four speaking stops.
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Eric Symes Abbott Memorial Lectures
Eric Abbott was Dean of Westminster between 1959 and 1974. His friends set up a memorial trust to provide for an annual lecture on spirituality.
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Funeral and wax effigies
Find out about the funeral effigies at the Abbey.
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Processional banners
We have six processional banners, which are carried at festivals and certain special services. At other times, they’re usually displayed either side of the altar.
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The organs
Thousands of people visit us each year to hear our famous grand organ, a fine five-manual Harrison & Harrison instrument installed for the 1937 coronation.
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Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the Fourth Sunday before Lent 2019
Sunday, 10th February 2019
Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the Fourth Sunday before Lent 2019: An apostolic Church Some years ago I enjoyed a wonderful summer holiday with a group of friends in the south-west.
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Abbots & Deans
List of Abbots of the monastery and Deans of the Collegiate Church.
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The Abbey and the Royal Family
British kings and queens have forged a strong bond with Westminster Abbey. Since 1066 every British monarch, except two, has been crowned here.
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Royal Weddings
When the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were married at Westminster Abbey in April 2011, they followed a long line of British royal weddings.
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Poets’ Corner
Poets’ Corner Westminster Abbey is a place of pilgrimage for literature lovers. More than 100 poets and writers are buried or have memorials here.
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Record series
The Westminster Abbey Record Series is an occasional series of records, calendars, lists and indexes, intended to make the contents of the Abbey’s collections available.
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Flag days
At various times of the year, we fly the flags of Commonwealth nations, St Peter, the National Saints, the RAF, and the Royal Standard.
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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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Royal tombs
Westminster Abbey is the final resting place of many kings and queens, starting with King Edward the Confessor whose shrine stands just behind the High Altar.
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Vestments and frontals
The Abbey uses many different vestments and altar hangings during the year.
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RAF Chapel
At the eastern end of the Lady Chapel is the Royal Air Force chapel dedicated to the men who died in the Battle of Britain in 1940.
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Supporters of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Galleries
The Dean & Chapter of Westminster would like to thank the following generous supporters.