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Space for Faith in all its variety
One of King Charles’s deeply-held convictions is that, as well as being head of the Church of England and defender of the faith, he should…
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Medicine As Muse
By Emma Laws, Cathedral Librarian This week we are celebrating our long-standing partnership with Exeter University Medical School. For more than ten years, fourth year…
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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…