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The Sanctuary, Westminster Abbey

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The Sanctuary, Westminster Abbey

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    August 13, 2025

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    What a wonderful place with a beautiful architecture. You can find a countless number of interesting details. And the inspriring history, thinking about all the things that happened there. Unbelievable. ... But anyway, it is a church, a house of God where he is happy if you visit and leave a little prayer.

    December 18, 2025

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    The building now known as The Sanctuary was once located on the site of Westminster Abbey.

    The Sanctuary owes its name to the right of entry granted to anyone who entered its walls, a right established by Edward the Confessor. This invitation was not extended to traitors, "unbelievers," or those who committed sacrilege; nor was it extended to members of the Jewish faith. The more affluent refugees lived within the walls, while the common people resided in tenement buildings, forming small colonies. (Source: Thomson Tyndall)
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