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With the blessing of His Grace, Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, our pilgrimage will take place in the city of Winchester, the ancient capital of the Kingdom of Wessex. We shall celebrate the Divine Liturgy in the majestic 12th century church of the Holy Cross, by kind permission of the Master of the associated Hospital of St Cross. We shall have lunch in a nearby church hall before walking to the historic cathedral in the heart of the city. There we shall celebrate a moleben at the shrine of St Swithun, a bishop of Winchester in the 9th century who was subsequently glorified by God by numerous miracles. His shrine in the cathedral was a popular pilgrimage destination until its destruction in the reign of Henry VIII. The contemporary symbolic shrine remains a focus of prayer and has recently been adorned with a number of icons depicting the Lord, the Mother of God, St Swithun and other local saints, including St Birinus, Apostle to the West Saxons.
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Hospital of St Cross, Winchester, United Kingdom
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