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Mary by Bill Viola

Martyrs and Mary by Bill Viola

These two affecting large-scale video installations were created by internationally acclaimed artist Bill Viola.

Victor Ehikhamenor – 50 Monuments in 50 Voices

St Paul’s installs bold new artwork by artist Victor Ehikhamenor

On 17 February 2022, St Paul's unveiled the bold new artwork Still Standing by Nigerian-born artist, Victor Ehikhamenor, on display in the Crypt from 17th February to 14th May 2022 and included with sightseeing admission.

children being greeted by member of staff

Safeguarding

A day in the life: Sarah Hack, Altar Server

Having been an altar server in her youth in Surrey, teacher Sarah decided to pick up volunteering when she moved to London many years ago. She tells us about the theatrically and teamwork that her role embodies – and an unexpected bit of heavy lifting that is involved.

Two girl choristers pose in front of the Dean's Aisle with Carris Jones, Girls' Voices Project Manager.

Girls’ Voices features on BBC Radio 4’s ‘Woman’s Hour’

This year marked the first time in St Paul’s history where our girl choristers joined the boys to sing at our Easter services. Ahead of the services, we were delighted to see our Girls’ Voices project feature in last week’s episode of BBC Radio 4’s ‘Woman’s Hour’.

crowd seated in the Cathedral during large service

Clergy Support Trust choral festival

The Clergy Support Trust Festival, the oldest choral festival in the world, takes place for the 368th time on Tuesday 9 May 2023 at 5pm at St Paul’s Cathedral.

Free with a ticket

Alexandra is a young black woman wearing an academic robe standing in front of the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial Pool

Remembering Martin Luther King

Alexandra Drakeford reflects on the philosophy of Dr Martin Luther King Jr for Black History Month.

An image of the West front of St Paul's Cathedral in the sunshine

70 years of the Friends

Richard is a black man with glasses wearing a navy suit and tie talking at a microphone in front of a stone wall

Martin Luther King Jr: History Maker

Richard Reddie explores Dr Martin Luther King Jr's profound and subtle theology, philosophy and politics, and the challenge he leaves us to work for justice in our own time.

Revd Canon Philip Banks

St Paul’s Cathedral announces the appointment of new Residentiary Canon and Precentor

The Revd Canon Philip Banks has been appointed by His Majesty The King as Residentiary Canon and Precentor.

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Contact a department

The panel of speakers in St Faith's Chapel at St Paul's Cathedral

Liveable London: Wellbeing, Resilience & City Life

What makes London a resilient city that can so successfully stand the test of time? What does it mean for a city of such size and popularity to be liveable? To what extent did London's very success influence the result of the 2016 EU referendum? What are the factors beyond economics that make a city great?

The Light of the World Painting

The Light of the World by William Holman Hunt

William Holman Hunt’s painting is one of the most viewed 20th-century art pieces in the world, with a rich tapestry of symbolism to be unravelled.

Fig. 6. Robert Trevitt's engraved view of the choir at a thanksgiving service attended by Queen Anne, 31 December 1706 (© City of London, London Metropolitan Archives)

4. The Choir and Morning Prayer Chapel, 1693-97

The design, construction and decoration of the choir enclosure and sanctuary occupied Wren and his assistants at least four and a half years.

Democracy and the Common Good

Democracy and the Common Good: Who is welcome here?

Panelists from academia, the Church, culture and finance consider the interplay between belonging and flourishing, reciprocity and service, at a time when freedom of movement and labour markets are shifting. Filmed post-Brexit referendum in 2016. Part of St Paul’s Institute’s series ‘Democracy and the Common Good’.

Ariel view of London with the river in the centre

Koinonia Lectures

Seely and Paget on Coronation Da

The partnership of Seely and Paget

After meeting at University, Seely and Paget would forge an unbreakable partnership that led to some of the Cathedral’s most striking focal points.

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Information for travel trade

Paula Gooder and John Barton sit at a table in front of the dais at St Paul's Cathedral. John is talking and Paula smiling as she listens to him.

A History of the Bible: The Book and its Faiths

Professor John Barton, one of the great Biblical scholars of our time, introduces his bestselling book 'The History of the Bible', the culmination of a lifetime’s work. He explores the Bible’s long evolution, how much good translations matter, and what contemporary scholarship reveals about the Bible, including how as contemporary Christians we understand its place at the heart of our faith.

Sanjee Perera is a young Asian woman with long dark hair, photographed on a green lawn with sunlight across the lawn behind her, and a chapel in the background.

Grappling with the Wilderness

Sanjee Perera reflects on the wilderness of Lent.