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2 unusual facts about St Paul's Cross


St Paul's Cross

The first sermon preached here after Catholic Queen Mary's accession (by Bishop Bourne) provoked a riot - a dagger was thrown at Bourne (but missed him, sticking in one of the side posts) and he had to be rushed to safety in St Paul's School.

Reginald Pecock, Bishop of St. Asaph, attacked Lollardy from this cross in 1437 but himself did public penance there in 1447 (by which time he was Bishop of Chichester) before a mob of 20,000 and the Archbishop of Canterbury, throwing various examples of his own heretical writings into a fire.


A Royal Wedding Suite

Arranged by Rick Wilkins, Peterson's jazz suite commemorates the 1981 wedding of Charles, Prince of Wales and Lady Diana Spencer at St Paul's Cathedral.

Aldersgate

Aldersgate Street contained the Bishop of London's chapel and his chambers at London House, which was used from the 18th century because it was closer to St. Paul's Cathedral than his official residence in Fulham, west London.

Alfred Schneidereit

In November 1943 Schneidereit's Division was returned to the Eastern Front for the Battle of Kursk where he was wounded twice more and was awarded the Iron Cross 1st class and the Knight's Cross from Adolf Hitler.

Bowen Wells

Wells was educated at St Paul's, the University of Exeter, and Regent Street Polytechnic.

Charles Webb Le Bas

After tutoring the sons of the Bishop of Lincoln, he was ordained in 1812, apparently becoming simultaneously Rector of St Paul's Church, Shadwell, Rector of Darfield, South Yorkshire, Curate of Wombwell and a prebendary of Lincoln.

Cheapside Hoard

The location, a row of houses on the south of Cheapside, to the east of St Paul's Cathedral and to the west of St Mary-le-Bow, was owned by the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths and was known as Goldsmith's Row, was formerly the centre of the manufacture and sale of gold and jewellery in medieval London.

Cotham Church

The large stone low in the enclosing wall along Cotham Road is part of Bewell's Cross, which marked the boundary of the city until the nineteenth century.

Derek Holman

He was an instructor in the Royal Army Educational Corps with the British Army of the Rhine from 1952 to 1954, master at Westminster Abbey Choir School from 1954 to 1956, assistant organist at St Paul's Cathedral from 1956 to 1958, then an organist at Croydon Parish Church from 1958 to 1965.

Emma Tennant

Born in London, she was educated at St Paul's Girls' School and spent the World War II years and her childhood summers at the family's faux Gothic mansion The Glen in Peeblesshire.

Ethelbert Talbot

He was invited to preach at St Paul's Cathedral on July 19, a service to which athletes and officials of the games were specially invited.

Flag of Lord Howe Island

The yellow centre of the flag evokes the island's topography and depicts a Kentia palm, while the surrounding area of flag utilizes the pre-1801 Union Jack, excluding the red St George's Cross.

Fressingfield

He became Dean of St Paul's Cathedral in 1664, assisting with the rebuilding after the Great Fire.

Giovanni Antonio Pellegrini

He submitted designs for the decorating the interior dome of the new St Paul's Cathedral, and is said to have been Christopher Wren's favourite painter, but did not win the commission, losing out to Sir James Thornhill.

Glasgow Inner Ring Road

The North Flank of the ring (the Townhead and Woodside sections) runs between an interchange at St George's Cross in Woodside and an interchange at Townhead, passing through the districts of Garnethill and Cowcaddens.

Greville Janner, Baron Janner of Braunstone

Educated at St Paul’s School, London, Janner was evacuated to Canada during the war and attended Bishop's College School, Lennoxville, Quebec.

Hogan Lovells

The firm traced its history in the UK back to 1899, when John Lovell set up on his own account at Octavia Hill, between St Paul's and Smithfield.

Hugh de Bocland

The statement in Foss's 'Lives of the Judges' that he was canon of St Paul's is probably erroneous, although his name occurs (without date or reference to any authority) in the list of prebendaries of Harleston in {Newcourt's 'Repertorium,' i.

Illumination Pictures

Illumination Pictures, an American-based independent film company, released the award winning film Anderson's Cross (2010), starring Joanna Cassidy, Joyce Guy, Nicholas Downs, and Jerome Elston Scott (who also wrote and directed the film).

John Maunsell

Maunsell acquired additional benefices including: "the Provost of Beverly" in 1247, "the living of Howden," "Chancellorship of St. Paul's, London," "the living of Bawburgh," "Prebend of South Malling," "Living of Haughley," "Prebend of Tottenhall," "Prebend of Chinchester," "Dean of Wimborn," "Rector of Wigan," "Papal Chaplain," as well as "Chaplain of the King."

Knight's Cross

Knight's Cross (German language Ritterkreuz) refers to a distinguishing grade or level of various orders that denotes bravery and leadership on the battlefield.

Lady Nicholas Windsor

Paola Windsor speaks seven languages, and was educated at St Paul's Girls' School and at Wycombe Abbey, where she was William Johnston Yapp Scholar.

London Oriana Choir

Performing with Beth Nielsen Chapman at St Paul's Cathedral for the DVD recording of "If love could say God's name"

Markyate Priory

The priory of Markyate was founded in 1145, in a wood which was then part of the parish of Caddington, and belonged to the Dean and Chapter of St Paul's Cathedral, London.

Marta Grigorieva

Marta donated paintings to numerous charities, including British Red Cross (2009), St Paul's School Children Charity Fund in London (2008), English National Ballet (2008), Linda McCartney Centre for Breast Cancer Research Foundation (2007), Help London Child with Archant Publishing (2007), also supported victims of Cyprus through Honorary Consul for Cyprus in Monaco (2011).

Matthew Garber

Born in Stepney, London to parents who had both performed on stage, he attended St Paul's Primary School in Winchmore Hill and Highgate School in Highgate, North London from September 1968 until July 1972.

Michael Joseph Hoeppner

He studied for the priesthood and continued his education with a JCL from St Paul's in Ottawa and a master's in Education from a Winona-area university.

Oakham

Oakham railway station is positioned approximately halfway between Peterborough railway station and Leicester railway station, at both of which passengers can board a train to London - either from Leicester to London St Pancras or from Peterborough to London King's Cross.

Orbea

Samuel Sánchez rode an Orbea Orca Carbon to win the road race at the Beijing Olympics and Julien Absalon won the mountain bike gold on an Orbea Alma.

Otto Paetsch

Otto Paetsch (3 August 1909 – 16 March 1945) was a Standartenführer (Colonel) in the Waffen SS who was awarded the Knight's Cross with Oakleaves during World War II.

Pontyclun

St Paul's church, Pontyclun was erected in 1895 as a district church within the parish of Llantrisant.

Rebecca Horn

In 2005 the Hayward Gallery in London held a comprehensive Rebecca Horn retrospective; in conjunction with this exhibition, St Paul's Cathedral shoed show Horn's installation Moon Mirror.

Religious response to assisted reproductive technology

Spouses who still suffer from infertility after exhausting legitimate medical procedures should unite themselves with the Lord's Cross, the source of all spiritual fecundity.

Richard Elford

Elford was sworn a gentleman of the Chapel Royal on 2 August 1702, and was also appointed lay vicar at St Paul's Cathedral and Westminster Abbey.

Rugby Group

Five of the Rugby Group schools, Charterhouse School, Harrow School, Winchester College, Rugby School and Shrewsbury School are members of the original nine 'Clarendon' public schools defined under the Public Schools Act 1868, with the other Clarendon schools (Eton College, St Paul's School, Merchant Taylor's School and Westminster School) having other affiliations.

Scouting in West Midlands

Since then it has had 34 Royal performances, appearing in events and venues such as Westminster Abbey, Windsor Castle, St Paul's Cathedral, the Royal Tournament, Wembley Stadium, Royal Albert Hall, Royal Festival Hall, London's Guild Hall, The Lord Mayor's Show, Horse Guards Parade, Coventry Cathedral, the Spalding Flower Parade, London's Easter Parade, and the Jersey Battle of Flowers.

St Augustine's Cross

The cross was erected in 1884 to commemorate the arrival of St Augustine in England in AD 597.

St Paul's Battery

It commands a field of fire northwards over St Thomas' Bay and Marsaskala.

St Paul's Church, Bristol

It still boasts an ornate Georgian plaster ceiling, stone columns and a wealth of decorative stained glass, but has now been equipped with aerial and trapeze equipment and a pale Maple wood sprung dance floor.

St Paul's Church, Camden Square

It and its parish are part of the St Pancras team of parishes, which also includes St Pancras Old Church, St Michael's Church, Camden Town, and St Mary's Church, Somers Town.

St Paul's Church, Sheffield

:See also St Paul's Church and Centre, Norton Lees, Sheffield and Sheffield Cathedral, which is dedicated to St Peter and St Paul.

St Paul's Church, Tiverton

The site was given by John Heathcoat and the construction cost was met by Ambrose Brewin and Mary Beard's charity.

St Paul's Church, Wordsworth Avenue

While the altar is screened to give it some privacy from the big end window by a hardwood panel made from African Teak .

St Paul's Church, Worthing

Queen Charlotte, wife of George III, presented the church with the royal coat of arms in thanks to the people of Worthing for showing such generosity and kindness to her two daughters, Princesses Amelia and Charlotte when they stayed in the town.

St Paul's School, Rourkela

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St. Kevin's Church, Camden Row, Dublin

After the Reformation the parish of St. Kevin was administered by the Church of Ireland; it stretched as far south as present-day Rathmines and Harold's Cross.

St. Paul's School for Girls

:For the school in Birmingham, United Kingdom with the same name, see St Paul's School for Girls.

The Communards

Coles followed his Christian leanings and, after periods as a journalist for the Times Literary Supplement and Catholic Herald, he was ordained in the Church of England, spending time as the curate of St Botolph's (The Stump) in Boston, Lincolnshire and as assistant priest at St Paul's Knightsbridge and Chaplain to the Royal College of Music.


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Edward Crome

Being brought before Bishop Stephen Gardiner and others of the council he was ordered as before to preach in contradiction of what he had said at St Paul's Cross, but his sermon rather hinted that the king's recent abolition of chantries showed that he held the same opinion.