The Jesus Chapel in St Paul's Cathedral, London
A Reconstruction of its Appearance Before the Reformation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8884151 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Elizabeth A New (0000-0003-4755-3027, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 85 |
| Pages | 103-124 |
| Publication date | 2005-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Antiquaries Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-5815 • E-ISSN: 1758-5309 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0003581500088521 |
| OpenAlex | W1998916128 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 12 |
The Jesus Chapel was located beneath the New Work at the east end of St Paul's Cathedral, and was remembered by that name long after the parish of St Faith had taken control of the space following the dissolution of the Fraternity of the Holy Name, the previous occupants of the Jesus Chapel. Although the chapel disappeared along with the rest of the medieval building following the cataclysm of 1666, archaeological investigations, pre-Fire illustrations and, most importantly, documentary evidence from the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries provide invaluable evidence for the appearance of the chapel. This paper utilizes a range of evidence to suggest how the Jesus Chapel may have appeared on the eve of the Reformation; particular attention will be paid to the furnishings and fittings of the building, and to the use (and occasional abuse) of this remarkable place of worship
Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Art history · Chapel · Faith · Fifteenth · Theology · Worship · Historical Architecture and Urbanism · History · Medieval European History and Architecture · Medieval Literature and History · Philosophy
The Archaeology of Reformation 1480–1580
“The Old Service Books of the English Church.”
Revised Medieval Latin Word-List
The King's mother. Lady Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond and Derby
XX.— On the Recent Discoveries of Portions of Old St. Paul's Cathedral
The History of the Merchant Taylors' Company
The Stripping of the Altars
In Nomine Jesu
Going to the Fraternity Feast
Churchwardens' Accounts from the Fourteenth Century to the Close of the Seventeenth Century
Religion and Social Obligation in Early Sixteenth-Century London
England and the Low Countries in the Late Middle Ages
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |