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The Bishop’s Chair – An Overlooked Piece of Furniture
By Diane Walker During his enthronement ceremony, Bishop Mike was placed in his cathedra where he was seated by the Archdeacon of Canterbury with the…
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Jumbled Together: Dean Lyttelton’s work on the archives
By Ellie Jones, Cathedral Archivist Hampers, baskets and drawers were the storage containers of choice for the Cathedral’s archives in the past, before neat rows…
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Copes, cassocks and croziers
By Emma Laws, Cathedral Librarian Medieval scribes and artists often decorated the initial letters at the beginning of paragraphs or sections of text. These initials…
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Re-membering
By Canon Deborah Parsons November seems an unusual month to mark the enthronement of the 72nd Bishop of Exeter but perhaps it’s also an appropriate…
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Choose gratitude
By Revd Canon Chris Palmer All good gifts around usare sent from heaven above.Then thank the Lord, O thank the Lordfor all his love. This…
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Will of Henry de Berbilonde, 1296
By Ellie Jones, Cathedral Archivist This fine example of a medieval will was made by Henry de Berbilonde in 1296. Berbilonde was one of the…
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Petition from the poor priests of Exeter (c.1450s)
By Ellie Jones, Cathedral Archivist This letter addressed to Edmund Lacy, Bishop of Exeter and to Thomas, Earl of Devon asks for help in petitioning…
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Faith on the Edge: Prisons Week 2024
By Revd Phil Wales “… I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was…
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O pray for the peace of Jerusalem
By Revd Preb Nigel Guthrie It was nearly thirty years ago that I joined a pilgrimage to the Holy Land arranged for clergy new to…
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Copper-plated Cartography
By Emma Laws, Cathedral Librarian Prior to the 16th century, mapmakers printed maps using a ‘relief’ method of printing: wood-engraving. The engraver drew the image…