This statue shows Bishop Gundulf, the Norman architect who began building the Cathedral you see today. He is holding another of his famous buildings – the keep of the Tower of London. The statue is from 1904 & was intended as a replica of one put up in 1343.

Rochester Cathedral

Following the massively successful launch last year and now perfectly coinciding with #RochesterSweepsFestival , the #RochesterArtFair has returned bigger than before, with over 61 local and national artists and their masterpieces.
Totally Unmissable !

rochesterartfair.co.uk

The community team from Medway Climate Change invite new, returning or interested cyclists to join a supported cycle ride between Rochester Cathedral & Canterbury Cathedral on Sat 1 June.

An opportunity to celebrate cycling, talk about climate issues & take a low carbon return trip by rail.

Coming to Rochester for the Sweeps Festival? Pop into Rochester Cathedral - come and explore 1400 years of history and enjoy live music.

rochestercathedral.org/new-events/202…

Draco Roffensis: The Rochester Dragon is beginning to take shape. Visit Rochester Cathedral to help emboss his scales before the 30th May.

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This is Reynolds' portrait of John Thomas, Bishop of Rochester 1774-1793

One week to go until the start of #thykingdomcome ...

Will you join us as we Light up the World in Prayer?

Unite with thousands of Christians around the world, from Ascension to Pentecost, as we pray for people to know the joy and peace of Jesus Christ.

To find out more…

A beauty to behold. 💜

📸 Wells Cathedral

Book launch with Rochester Diocese Spirituality Network – Prayer Pack on 13 May 6pm.
To explore methods of “Pray as you can, not as you can’t!”
The event is free. To book: [email protected]

Lord, graciously hear us.

Listen to today's prayer or read a plain text version at cofe.io/TodaysPrayer.

Coming to Sweeps this weekend? Come and emboss a dragon scale at Rochester Cathedral 🐉

Draco Roffensis is inspired by medieval illuminations and will take flight at Rochester Cathedral from the 1st June to the 21st September.

rochestercathedral.org/dragon

Find out more about Draco Roffensis here
rochestercathedral.org/dragon
EJ Judge

There are over 7,000 items of graffiti and masons' marks in the cathedral. Learn more here rochestercathedral.org/research/categ…
𝔓𝔞𝔱𝔯𝔶𝔠𝔨

Pray with us.

Today's prayer is available in plain text and audio formats at cofe.io/TodaysPrayer.

Coming to Rochester for the Sweeps Festival? Pop into Rochester Cathedral - come and explore 1400 years of history and enjoy live music.

rochestercathedral.org/new-events/202…

Flying Dragon landing at Rochester Cathedral on June 1st

Marking 900 years since the creation of Textus Roffensis, the Cathedral’s hugely important contribution to medieval writing - a 15m dragon will fly high above the nave this summer.

englishcathedrals.co.uk/latest-news/fl…

Join in with us and thousands of others praying these words today. 🙏

Find more at cofe.io/TodaysPrayer.

Thank Esther Watts for helping to create our dragon. For more info here on Draco Roffensis see rochestercathedral.org/articles/2024/…

Green Men are found in Churches and Cathedrals across the UK. No one is 100% sure what they symbolise or why this ancient symbol is used. Have you seen Green Men in a church near you?