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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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Create an Order of Service shortcut for smartphone
Create an Order of Service shortcut for smartphone: Find out how to create a shortcut on your smartphone so you can quickly access the latest Order of Service from your homescreen. For.
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Prince of Wales attends Order of the Bath installation
Thursday, 24th May 2018
His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales, Great Master of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, attended a Service for the Order at Westminster Abbey on Thursday 24th May 2018 in the Order’s 293rd year including the Ceremony for the Installation of Knights Grand Cross of the Order in the Lady Chapel, the Chapel of the Order.
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The Charles Gore Lecture 2002
Tuesday, 12th November 2002
Freedom is a term with a range of meanings, and tonight we shall need to notice three of them. First and most formally, it is the power to act, the ownership of one's behaviour that distinguishes intelligent agents from creatures of instinct.
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Abbey welcomes HRH The Prince of Wales to Bath service
Tuesday, 24th May 2022
Abbey welcomes HRH The Prince of Wales to Bath service: HRH The Prince of Wales, Great Master of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, attended the Service and Ceremony of the.
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Abbey Welcomes Her Majesty The Queen to Bath Service
Friday, 9th May 2014
Her Majesty The Queen, Sovereign of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, accompanied by His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales, Great Master of the Order, attended the Service and Ceremony of the Installation of Knights Grand Cross of the Order in Henry VII’s Lady Chapel, Chapel of the Order, at Westminster Abbey on Friday 9th May 2014.
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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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Order of Service
Find out more about the practical purpose and historical significance of orders of service for coronations.
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Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the Fourth Sunday of Easter 2018
Sunday, 22nd April 2018
Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the Fourth Sunday of Easter 2018: To become a good Shepherd is to come out of the shell of selfishness in order to be attentive to.
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Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the National Pilgrimage to the Shrine of St Edward the Confessor 2018
Saturday, 13th October 2018
Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the National Pilgrimage to the Shrine of St Edward the Confessor 2018: Nobody lights a lamp in order to hide it. They put it on.
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Lady Chapel
The 16th-century historian John Leland called the Henry VII Lady Chapel ‘the wonder of the world’ and it continues to inspire wonder amongst visitors today.
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Four Knights Grand Cross installed in Bath chapel
Tuesday, 20th July 2021
Four Knights Grand Cross of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath were installed in the Abbey’s Lady Chapel on Monday 19th July..
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Canaletto painting of the Abbey goes on display
Monday, 2nd March 2020
A Canaletto painting of Westminster Abbey rarely seen in public goes on display in the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Galleries this week until autumn 2020.
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Two Knights Grand Cross installed in Bath Chapel
Tuesday, 11th July 2023
Two Knights Grand Cross of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath were installed in the Abbey's Lady Chapel on 10 July 2023.
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The Dean's Sermon
Saturday, 2nd December 2006
Sermon given by The Very Reverend John Hall, Dean of Westminster.
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Oil paintings
Several interesting oil paintings hang within Westminster Abbey or form part of its decoration. Most have been presented to the Abbey.
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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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A history of coronations
Westminster Abbey has been Britain’s coronation church since 1066, from William the Conqueror to Elizabeth II. King Charles III will be crowned on 6th May 2023.
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Truth
In the world of public service, trustworthiness, dependability, wise decision-making and solid relationships all depend upon truth.