Cranmer Commemoration

Cranmer Commemoration

Friday 21 March  | University Church | 11.00am - 4.00pm  

Each year, the Prayer Book Society sponsors a day conference to mark the martyrdom of Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury (1533-1555), who died on this day in 1556. Cranmer faced his trial and was condemned to death in the University Church. 

11.00  Choral Mattins

Preacher: The Revd Dr Victoria Johnson, Dean of Chapel, St John’s College, Cambridge

followed by procession to the Martyrs’ Memorials

12.45 Lunch (pre-booked, see link below)

13.45 Lecture: ‘Thomas Cranmer and Thomas More: A tale of two Martyrdoms’

Professor Peter Marshall, Professor of History, University of Warwick

15.00 Evening Prayer (said)

Tickets for lunch are available from the Prayer Book Society: https://www.pbs.org.uk/