© Godric Godricson
Monday, 29 October 2012
Chapel of St. Benedict - Westminster Abbey
1. Archbishop Langham, 1376.
2. Countess of Hertford, 1598. 3. Dr. Goodman, Dean of Westminster, died 1601. |
4. Son of Dr. Sprat, 1683.
5. Cranfield, Earl and Countess of Middlesex, 1645. 6. Dr. Bill, first Dean under Q. Elizabeth, 1561. |
Under the Monuments of Deans Goodman and Sprat, was interred (Dean Vincent), the late Dean, 1815.
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n the Chapel of St. Benedict is an ancient tomb of stone, having formerly a canopy of wood, on which lies the effigy of Archbishop Langham, who, as the Latin epitaph round his tomb sets forth, “was Monk, Prior, and Abbot of this Abbey; afterwards elected Bishop of London; but Ely being then also vacant, he made choice of that see; that he was Primate and Chancellor of England; Priest-Cardinal, afterwards Bishop-Cardinal, of Preneste, and Nuncio from the Pope; and that he died on the Feast of St. Mary Magdalen, in the year 1376, on whose soul God have mercy, and grant him the joys of heaven for the merits of Christ.”Historical Description of Westminster Abbey:
Its Monuments and Curiosities
Project Gutenburg
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