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• Sermon at Evensong on the Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity 2019

  Sunday, 6th October 2019

  Sermon at Evensong on the Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity 2019: One Saint in particular fascinated Henry: St Edward, King and Confessor This month, we celebrate the 750th anniversary of the dedication of.

• History of Westminster Abbey

  An architectural masterpiece of the 13th to 16th centuries, Westminster Abbey houses tombs and memorials to kings and queens and the famous and the great.

  Architecture Christianity

• Homily given at the morning Holy Communion on the Eighth Sunday after Trinity 2024

  Sunday, 21st July 2024

  Beware of false prophets!

• 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.

• Edward VIII

  King Edward VIII abdicated the throne before he could be crowned and was succeeded by his brother King George VI.

• Sermon preached at the Festival Eucharist on the National Pilgrimage to the Shrine of St Edward the Confessor 2024

  Saturday, 19th October 2024

  What should be the pilgrim’s imprint upon the earth?

• 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.

  Royalty

• Sermon given at A Service of Thanksgiving to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Alleyn’s School

  Friday, 18th January 2019

  It is a pleasure to welcome the community of Alleyn’s School to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the foundation of Edward Alleyn’s educational trust.

• St Edward the Confessor chalice

  Visit the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Galleries to see the St Edward the Confessor chalice, and many more objects, in real life. High above the Abbey floor, come face to face with the Abbey’s greatest treasures covering over 1,000 years of faith and history. Along with worship, examine objects that teach us about the building of Westminster Abbey, its role in national memory and its relationship with royalty.

• Celebrating St Edward

  In a chapel at the heart of Westminster Abbey is the Shrine of Edward the Confessor, king and saint.

• High Altar

  The Sacrarium or Sanctuary is at the heart of the Abbey where the High Altar stands.

• Our history

  History of St Margaret's: It may seem surprising to find another large church standing so close to the might and magnificence of Westminster Abbey. Why was an additional church needed in such.

• St Edward icon dedicated

  Monday, 21st October 2019

  A new icon of St Edward the Confessor has been dedicated and placed in the shrine, the place of his burial, in Westminster Abbey.

  Edward the Confessor Edwardtide Icons

• Henry VIII

  The coronation of Henry VIII and Katherine of Aragon took place in the Abbey on 24th June 1509. He is buried at Windsor.

• 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.

  Coronations

• 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.

• Abbey celebrates life of St Edward

  Monday, 21st October 2013

  Westminster Abbey celebrated the life of St Edward the Confessor at a National Pilgrimage on Saturday 19th October 2013.

• 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.

• A podcast for the Feast of the Translation of St Edward

  Tuesday, 13th October 2020

  Simrin Rahman, a student at Harris Westminster Sixth Form, reads from St Matthew’s gospel for a special edition of Abbeycast released today for the Feast of the Translation of St Edward.

  St Edward the Confessor Abbeycast

• Henry son of Henry VIII

  Henry was buried in Westminster Abbey on the north side of the Sanctuary area near the entrance to the chapel of St Edward the Confessor.