In his last Summer Saints audio, Canon Gordon Giles tells us about the glittering career of Lancelot Andrewes, who as an avid linguist, was responsible for overseeing some of the translations of King James' Bible and the very well-known words of the 23rd Psalm.
Read MoreSaint Hildegard of Bingen was a multi-talented German Benedictine abbess. She is one of the best-known composers of sacred monophony, as well as the most-recorded in modern history.
Read MoreThis week Revd Canon Gordon Giles tell us about Charles Fuge Lowder, one of Victorian London's best-known 'slum priests'. For him, mission was not a short-lived campaign but a permanent Christian presence in an area where the Church had no foothold.
Read MoreGregory I is known for instigating the first recorded large-scale mission from Rome, the Gregorian Mission, to convert the then-pagan Anglo-Saxons in England to Christianity. Canon Gordon Giles enlightens us in this short video.
Read MoreSt Monica was an African Christian saint, the mother of St Augustine and honoured for her Christian virtues and prayerful life. Canon Gordon Giles brings us a fifth saint this summer and enlightens us in this short video.
Read MoreBernard of Clairvaux was a French abbot and a major leader in the revitalization of Benedictine monasticism through the nascent Order of Cistercians. St Bernard died on this day in 1153. Canon Gordon Giles tells us more in this short audio.
Read MoreClare of Assisi is an Italian saint and one of the first followers of Francis of Assisi. She founded the Order of Poor Ladies, a monastic religious order for women. Canon Gordon Giles tells her story in this short audio.
Read MoreThe second in our series: A Summer of Saints, introduced by Canon Gordon Giles, King Oswald was the Anglo Saxon King of Northumbria from 633 until he was killed in battle on 5 August 642. He was responsible for introducing the Celtic Christian missionaries to his kingdom.
Read MoreThe first in our new series: Throughout the summer, each Wednesday our Canon Chancellor reflects on the life and influence of a Saint – someone whose life and ministry has been honoured with a festival in the Church Calendar.
Read MoreRochester Cathedral – a place of Christian worship since AD604. Located in the heart of Rochester on the banks of the River Medway in Kent.
Rochester Cathedral
The Chapter Office
Garth House, The Precinct
Rochester
Kent, ME1 1SX
Telephone 01634 843366
Email info@rochestercathedral.org
Registered Charity Number 1206900
Cathedral opening hours 10am - 4pm Monday to Saturday 1pm - 3pm Sunday
