Anglican Evensong in St Peter’s, Rome
![Bernini's 'Gloria' surmounting the Chair of St Peter, in St Peter's Basilica, Vatican City. Photo: © Ricardo André Frantz [CC BY-SA 3.0]](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.merton.ox.ac.uk%2Fapi%2Fimages%2Ffile%2FCathedrapetri%252Bgloria_Ricardo-Andre-Frantz_refWikimedia_2017-0313_event.jpg%3Fv%3D2026-01-05T07%3A22%3A29.883Z&w=1200&q=75 "Bernini's 'Gloria' surmounting the Chair of St Peter, in St Peter's Basilica, Vatican City. Photo: © Ricardo André Frantz [CC BY-SA 3.0]")
Monday 13 March 2017
Time: 15:00
Location: Saint Peter's Basilica, Piazza San Pietro, Vatican City
The Choir of Merton College sang Evensong in Saint Peter's Basilica, at the Altar of the Chair. This was the first time that Anglican Evensong was sung in the Vatican Basilica, and the first time that an Anglican Bishop presided there.
- Download the Order of Service
- Report: First Anglican Evensong celebrated in St Peter's Basilica - Vatican Radio
- Report: Anglican Evensong in St Peter's Basilica - Anglican Communion News Service