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Reflection: Second Sunday of Lent
Monday, 1st January 0001
Read or listen to the reflection for the Second Sunday of Lent 2024.
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The Koinonia Lectures
The Koinonia lectures offer an opportunity to engage with the latest research from a wide range of theological and ecclesiological thinkers.
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Our Lady of Pew
The Society of Our Lady of Pew venerates the Blessed Virgin Mary, mother of Jesus, and regularly holds Mass and retreats in the Abbey.
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Sistine Chapel Choir sings at Westminster Abbey
Wednesday, 3rd June 2015
The Sistine Chapel Choir visited Westminster Abbey on Saturday 30th May and Sunday 31st May to sing Evensong and perform a recital of sacred choral music.
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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.
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Celebrating St Edward
In a chapel at the heart of Westminster Abbey is the Shrine of Edward the Confessor, king and saint.
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Worship at St Margaret's
We hold a weekly service, normally an Evening Service on Sundays. Everyone’s welcome to come along.
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Visit St Margaret's
Entry to St Margaret’s is free. Find out more about the church with our free plan and guide or ask about the free guided tour.
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Music at St Margaret's
Find out more about the choir and musical tradition at St. Margaret's Church
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St Margaret’s Choristers
Find out about the St Margaret's Choristers and how you can join.
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Architecture
The present Abbey building dates mainly from the reign of Henry III. In 1245 he pulled down the eastern part of the 11th century Abbey.
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Sistine Chapel Choir joins Abbey Choir for Evensong tonight
Friday, 25th May 2018
The Cappella Musicale Pontificia ‘Sistina’ (Sistine Chapel Choir) joins the Choir of Westminster Abbey in singing Evensong today at 5.00 pm.
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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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St Margaret's Choristers to sing their first service
Wednesday, 27th September 2023
The St Margaret's Choristers, a new choir for girls aged 11 - 17, will sing its first service in St Margaret's Church, Westminster Abbey.
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Patrons lend their support to the St Margaret’s Choristers
Friday, 1st March 2024
Five patrons from across the worlds of public service and the arts have lent their support to the St Margaret’s Choristers – a new girls’ choir founded at St Margaret’s Church, Westminster Abbey, last year.
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Abbey Choir sings for Pope in St Peter's
Friday, 29th June 2012
Westminster Abbey’s Choir sang for Pope Benedict XVI, with the Cappella Musicale Pontificia ‘Sistina’, the Sistine Chapel Choir, at the Papal Mass marking the Solemnity of St Peter and St Paul in St Peter’s Basilica, Rome, on Friday 29th June, a historic occasion of great significance for Anglican-Catholic relations.
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Requiem Mass Marks Start of Lady Chapel Festival
Friday, 22nd April 2016
The Dean of Westminster, the Very Reverend Dr John Hall, celebrated Requiem Mass in the Lady Chapel, Westminster Abbey, on Thursday 21st April 2016, the Anniversary of the Death of King Henry VII.
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The St Margaret's Choristers make history
Thursday, 9th May 2024
The St Margaret’s Choristers made history on Wednesday 8th May when they sang Evensong in Westminster Abbey for the first time.
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Abbey Celebrates St Peter's Day
Thursday, 30th June 2016
Westminster Abbey, since 1560 the Collegiate Church of St Peter Westminster, has from the beginning been under the patronage of St Peter, Apostle and Martyr. On St Peter's Day, Wednesday 29th June 2016, a Sung Eucharist was celebrated at which the Dean of Westminster, the Very Reverend Dr John Hall, preached the sermon.