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The Nine Lessons and Carols at St Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin, and the Role of The Very Reverend David FR Wilson

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Susan Hood
Susan Hood
Dr Susan Hood is Librarian and Archivist of the RCB Library.

For many, the Christmas service of Nine Lessons and Carols celebrated on or near Christmas Eve in Anglican churches around the world marks the real beginning of Christmas. The origins of the service are attributed to Truro Cathedral in Cornwall, where The Right Reverend Edward W Benson conducted the first formal service on Christmas Eve…

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