The sixth-century Gospels of Augustine of Canterbury, which are housed at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, are to feature in the Coronation of King Charles III.
The sixth-century Gospels of Augustine of Canterbury, which are housed at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, are to feature in the Coronation of King Charles III.
The Gospels will be carried in the initial procession and then form part of the service.
HM the King first saw the Gospels on a visit as Prince of Wales to their home in the college's Parker Library back in 2001. He immediately recognised their significance as arguably the most precious and important medieval manuscript in England, and subsequently requested that they be carried in his Coronation procession.
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