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AAW - Archives of the Archbishop of Westminster
DOW - Diocese of Westminster
DC - Diocesan Curia
5 - Communications
6 - Oremus
Repository
Archives of the Archbishop of Westminster
Ref No
AAW/DOW/DC/5/6/6
Title
Oremus - September 2014
Date
September 2014
Level
Item
Description
This edition includes the following articles and news:
Cathedral Life-Past and Present:
Obituary for Fr Michael Archer 1933-2014 and A Personal Appreciation.
Cathedral History:
'Saint, Bishop, Diplomat' by Patrick Rogers. An article about the tombs of St John Southworth, Bishop Challoner and Count Alexander Benckendorff which lie in Westminster Cathedral.
Monthly Album:
Various articles about the events taking place within the diocese, including the installation of the first part of the new mosaic scheme for the Chapel of St George and the English Martyrs as well as the mosaic depicting St Ambrose of Milan which was installed in Westminster Cathedral on Friday 25 July 2014.
Cathedral Treasures: 'Our Lady of Westminster' A short article about the statue known as Our Lady of Westminster which is enshrined below the Thirteenth Station of the Cross.
Cathedral History:
'A Photographic Record of the Sanctuary-Late 1903' A black and white photograph and article relating to the archiepiscopal throne at Westminster Cathedral, as well as its surrounding features.
Features:
'The Adventures of a Diocesan Treasurer-The Amazing Tale of Carton de Wiart' by Fr Nicholas Schofield. An article about the Westminster priest, Fr Maurice Carton de Wiart who not only served as the Diocesan Treasurer and Administrator of St Andrew's Hospital, Dollis Hill but won a number of decorations when he led one of the first nursing parties into Belgium in 1914.
'An Extraordinary Romanian Tale' by Colin Mawby. An article about Princess Marie-Lyse Ruhemann and her family, the Cantacuzene family who is descended from the Emperor John VI, a fourteenth century ruler of Byzantium.
Regulars:
Regular features including 'Catholic Poets-Elizabeth Jennings' by Mgr Mark Langham. An article about Elizabeth Jennings a Catholic poet who was a friend of Philip Larkin's and worked at the Oxford City Library during the 1950s.
Format
Printed document
Language
English
Album amicorum of George Strachan
Useful Links
Catholic-Heritage.net
British Jesuit Archive
The Archdiocese of Birmingham
Ushaw College Library
Scottish Catholic Archives
Cathoic Archives Society
The National Archives
The National Records of Scotland
University of Aberdeen
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