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St Christopher's Chapel, Great Ormond Street Hospital, the Glossary

St Christopher's Chapel is the chapel of Great Ormond Street Hospital in London, England.^[1]

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1875 in London
Bloomsbury
Chapels in London
Edward Middleton Barry buildings
Grade II* listed buildings in the London Borough of Camden
Hospital chapels

Alfred Barry

Alfred Barry (15 January 18261 April 1910) was the third Bishop of Sydney serving 1884–1889.

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Anglicanism is a Western Christian tradition which developed from the practices, liturgy, and identity of the Church of England following the English Reformation, in the context of the Protestant Reformation in Europe.

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Antonio Salviati

Antonio Salviati (18 March 1816 – 25 January 1890) was an Italian glass manufacturer and founder of the Salviati family firm.

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Apse

In architecture, an apse (apses; from Latin absis, 'arch, vault'; from Ancient Greek ἀψίς,, 'arch'; sometimes written apsis;: apsides) is a semicircular recess covered with a hemispherical vault or semi-dome, also known as an exedra.

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Bloomsbury

Bloomsbury is a district in the West End of London, part of the London Borough of Camden in England.

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Chapel

A chapel (from cappella) is a Christian place of prayer and worship that is usually relatively small.

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Charles Dickens

Charles John Huffam Dickens (7 February 1812 – 9 June 1870) was an English novelist, journalist, short story writer and social critic.

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Christ Child

The Christ Child, also known as Divine Infant, Baby Jesus, Infant Jesus, the Divine Child, Child Jesus, the Holy Child, Divino Niño, and Santo Niño in Hispanic nations, refers to Jesus Christ from his nativity until age 12.

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Clayton and Bell

Clayton and Bell was one of the most prolific and proficient British workshops of stained-glass windows during the latter half of the 19th century and early 20th century.

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Commemorative plaque

A commemorative plaque, or simply plaque, or in other places referred to as a historical marker, historic marker, or historic plaque, is a plate of metal, ceramic, stone, wood, or other material, typically attached to a wall, stone, or other vertical surface, and bearing text or an image in relief, or both, to commemorate one or more persons, an event, a former use of the place, or some other thing.

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Daily Office (Anglican)

The Daily Office is a term used primarily by members of the Episcopal Church.

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Diana, Princess of Wales

Diana, Princess of Wales (born Diana Frances Spencer; 1 July 1961 – 31 August 1997) was a member of the British royal family.

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Dictionary of National Biography

The Dictionary of National Biography (DNB) is a standard work of reference on notable figures from British history, published since 1885.

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Edward Middleton Barry

Edward Middleton Barry RA (7 June 1830 – 27 January 1880) was an English architect of the 19th century.

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Eucharist

The Eucharist (from evcharistía), also known as Holy Communion, the Blessed Sacrament and the Lord's Supper, is a Christian rite that is considered a sacrament in most churches, and as an ordinance in others.

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Financial endowment

A financial endowment is a legal structure for managing, and in many cases indefinitely perpetuating, a pool of financial, real estate, or other investments for a specific purpose according to the will of its founders and donors.

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French Renaissance architecture

French Renaissance architecture is a style which was prominent between the late 15th and early 17th centuries in the Kingdom of France.

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Great Ormond Street Hospital

Great Ormond Street Hospital (informally GOSH, formerly the Hospital for Sick Children) is a children's hospital located in the Bloomsbury area of the London Borough of Camden, and a part of Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust.

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Italianate architecture

The Italianate style was a distinct 19th-century phase in the history of Classical architecture.

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J. M. Barrie

Sir James Matthew Barrie, 1st Baronet, (9 May 1860 19 June 1937) was a Scottish novelist and playwright, best remembered as the creator of Peter Pan.

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Lamb of God

Lamb of God (Amnòs toû Theoû; Agnus Dei) is a title for Jesus that appears in the Gospel of John.

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Listed building

In the United Kingdom, a listed building is a structure of particular architectural and/or historic interest deserving of special protection.

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Liturgical east and west

Liturgical east and west is a concept in the orientation of churches.

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Mural

A mural is any piece of graphic artwork that is painted or applied directly to a wall, ceiling or other permanent substrate.

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Peter and Wendy

Peter Pan; or, the Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up, often known simply as Peter Pan, is a work by J. M. Barrie, in the form of a 1904 play and a 1911 novel titled Peter and Wendy, often extended as Peter Pan and Wendy.

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Renaissance Revival architecture

Renaissance Revival architecture (sometimes referred to as "Neo-Renaissance") is a group of 19th-century architectural revival styles which were neither Greek Revival nor Gothic Revival but which instead drew inspiration from a wide range of classicizing Italian modes.

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Royal Army Medical Corps

The Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC) is a specialist corps in the British Army which provides medical services to all Army personnel and their families, in war and in peace.

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Sacredness

Sacred describes something that is dedicated or set apart for the service or worship of a deity; is considered worthy of spiritual respect or devotion; or inspires awe or reverence among believers.

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Saint Christopher

Saint Christopher (Ἅγιος Χριστόφορος,,; Sanctus Christophorus) is venerated by several Christian denominations as a martyr killed in the reign of the 3rd-century Roman emperor Decius, or alternatively under the emperor Maximinus Daia.

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St Mark's Basilica

The Patriarchal Cathedral Basilica of Saint Mark (Basilica Cattedrale Patriarcale di San Marco), commonly known as St Mark's Basilica (Basilica di San Marco; Baxéłega de San Marco), is the cathedral church of the Patriarchate of Venice; it became the episcopal seat of the Patriarch of Venice in 1807, replacing the earlier cathedral of San Pietro di Castello.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Christopher's_Chapel,_Great_Ormond_Street_Hospital

Also known as Chapel of St Christopher, Great Ormond Street Hospital, Great Ormond Street Hospital chapel.

St Christopher's Chapel, Great Ormond Street Hospital, the Glossary

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1875 in London

Bloomsbury

Chapels in London

Edward Middleton Barry buildings

Grade II* listed buildings in the London Borough of Camden

Hospital chapels

References