Lecture series on Modern Martyrs depicted at Westminster Abbey

To mark the 25th anniversary of the unveiling of the statues of modern martyrs above the Great West Door of Westminster Abbey there will be a series of sermons on the lives of those depicted. The first focuses on St Oscar Romero on 10 September.

These sermons will be preached during Choral Evensong in Westminster Abbey at 3pm on Sundays throughout the autumn. No booking is required.

See the full details below:

September

St Oscar Romero by Canon Tricia Hillas - 10 September
Dietrich Bonhoeffer by Canon Tricia Hillas - 17 September
Wang Zhiming by The Dean of Westminster, the Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle - 24 September

October

Elizabeth of Russia by Canon Dr James Hawkey - 1 October
St Maximilian Kolbe by Canon Dr James Hawkey - 22 October
Manche Masemola by The Dean of Westminster, the Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle - 29 October

November

Janani Luwum by Canon Anthony Ball - 19 November
Esther John by Canon Anthony Ball - 26 November

December

Dr Martin Luther King by Canon David Stanton - 10 December
Lucian Tapiedi by Canon David Stanton - 17 December

All Saints' Day lecture on modern martyrs

Archbishop Bashar Warda, Chaldean Catholic Archbishop of Erbil, Iraq, will address the contemporary reality of Christian persecution in the world today at a sermon preached in Westminster Abbey on All Saints' Day, 1st November. Archbishop Warda's community includes so many of those killed, wounded, displaced and marginalised in and around Mosul and the Ninevah Plains by ISIS/Da'esh.

When: Sung Eucharist, Wednesday 1 November, 5.00pm

About the Modern Martyrs

The ten martyrs whose statues stand above the Abbey's Great West Door are drawn from every continent and many Christian denominations and represent all who have been oppressed or persecuted for their faith.

Among them are victims of Nazism, communism, and religious and racial prejudice in the 20th century. Their statues were unveiled on 9th July 1998 in the presence of HM Queen Elizabeth II and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh.

Find out more about the Modern Martyrs www.westminster-abbey.org/about-the-abbey/history/modern-martyrs