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Cathedral Burials
By Ellie Jones, Cathedral Archivist We have been spending a lot of time looking at our burial registers lately, both for family history enquiries and…
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Inspirational Community Heroes Honoured at Exeter Cathedral
Exeter Cathedral was filled with celebration on Saturday 6 June as eleven inspirational people from across Devon were admitted into the Company of St Boniface.…
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Cathedral News – June 2026
Cathedral News is a monthly journal published by Exeter Cathedral. It contains a mixture of community notices, articles, photographs and events listings. Download Cathedral News…
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New Growth
By Cate Edmonds, Canon Steward On Sunday, we will in the Cathedral, be thinking about St Boniface, an 8th Century martyr from Crediton. St Boniface…
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The Weather Within
By Emma Laws, Cathedral Librarian In the 5th century BC, the Greek philosopher Empedocles pioneered the theory that the universe is made up of four…
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Musical Opinions
By Ellie Jones, Cathedral Archivist It has been almost eerily quiet in the Library & Archives this half term without the familiar soundscape of chorister…
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The Trinity
By Ian Morter, Priest Vicar This coming Sunday we celebrate The Holy Trinity. It is the day on which we are confronted with the central…
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Living Stones: Living Hope
By James Mustard, Canon Precentor I’ve been thinking this week about Jesus’ repeated warning in the Gospels of the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem.…
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Stitches in time
By Emma Laws, Cathedral Librarian The word ‘sampler’ comes from the Latin ‘exemplum’, meaning example. In the 16th and 17th centuries, proficientneedleworkers created samplers to…
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Centenarians
By Ellie Jones, Cathedral Archivist In 19th century England the average life expectancy was just 35-40 years (it is now double that). Although it seems…
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The Good, the Beautiful and the True
By Rev’d. Canon Deborah Parsons, Canon Chancellor As I write this week’s reflection, amidst the rising clamour for the Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer, to…
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Bishop of Exeter Glad to be Back on Solid Ground After Cathedral Abseil
Bishop Mike Harrison, the Bishop of Exeter, said he was relieved to be back on terra firma after abseiling 140ft off the North Tower of…