Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. Archbishop of Westminster 1943 - his death. Elevated to the cardinalate in 1946. His twin, Basil, was a monk.
The photo shows him in 1953.
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Bernard William Griffin
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Cardinal Griffin foundation stone
This stone was laid by His Eminence Cardinal Griffin Archbishop of Westminste...
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St Edmund King & Martyr, Lombard Street
Destroyed in the Great Fire. The new building by Wren, 1670-1679, was damaged by bombing in 1917 but survives.
1 memorial
St Mary Axe Church
Its full name was the Church of St Mary, St Ursula and her 11,000 Virgins. The origin of the nick name supposedly derives either from a sign of an axe over the east end of the church or from a reli...
1 memorial
Charles Williams
Writer on literature and theology, novelist and poet. Born Charles Walter Stansby Williams, 3 Spencer Road. He worked for the Oxford University Press (OUP) in various capacities for most of his lif...
1 memorial
James Edmeston
Architect and prolific writer of church hymns (nearly 2000!). Born Wapping. Died Homerton where he was a church warden at St. Barnabas.
1 memorial
Wang Zhiming
Pastor and evangelist killed during the Chinese cultural revolution.
1 memorial
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