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St Francis of Assisi
By Canon Ian Morter On 4 October, the Western Church celebrates perhaps one of its most popular saints – Francis of Assisi. I was pleased…
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The Desire To Be Like Christ
By Emma Laws, Cathedral Librarian Towards the end of his life, Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone, known as Francis of Assisi, returned to the town…
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Captain Tully, The 109 Year Old Man Who Wasn’t Buried at Exeter Cathedral
By Ellie Jones (with thanks to Diane Walker) Research often takes us in unexpected directions. One day this week, whilst looking into the spectacular wedding…
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Our Mysterious Universe
By Emma Laws, Cathedral Librarian This past summer I began reading Stephen Hawking’s A Brief History of Time. It’s actually taking me rather a long…
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Hope in Every Season
By Canon Deborah Parsons, Canon Chancellor On Sunday 21 September there is a global call to prayer and public witness for peace in the Holy…
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That Whitehaven Feeling
By Revd Philip Wales Over the summer, I enjoyed, as many of us did, some holiday time with family and friends. But sooner than I…
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Heritage Open Days “Amazing Architecture”: Blueprints
By Ellie Jones, Cathedral Archivist There are hundreds of architectural records in the Cathedral Archives, including drawings, accounts, reports, photographs, and more. They record many…
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Book Review: Angela Merkel – Freedom: Memoirs 1954 – 2021
By Canon Dr Mike D Williams A political giant. Few politicians have had such influence over a changing Europe as Angela Merkel. This is the…
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The Learned Woman
By Emma Laws, Cathedral Librarian Frontispieces are visual introductions to books. This beautiful frontispiece engraving by the Dutch engraver, Pieter van den Berge, introduces the…
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True Greatness
By Revd Preb Julian Ould The world is full of “greats,” but by and large we mistake them for “not so greats.” We follow trends,…