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Hereford Cathedral


We have a special connection with Herefordshire and, in particular, with Hereford Cathedral because, a certain Thomas Cantilupe (then Chancellor of England in the reign of Edward I) was consecrated as Bishop of Hereford in 1215.

Thomas Cantilupe was also a Provincial Grand Master of the Order of the Temple of Jerusalem.

On 17th April 1320 he was canonised by Pope John XXII as St Thomas Cantilupe.

 As far as we are aware he is the only canonised Saint in the Order.  Consequently every year we have a pilgrimage to his Shrine and occasionally an Investiture.  The next such event will be in May and Members of the Order will be notified of the details in due course.  Any member of the public who would like to be invited should apply via our 'Contact Us' page.

Below are the details of previous events we've held or attended at the Cathedral.

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Saturday 3 October 2020

INVESTITURE AT HEREFORD CATHEDRAL
(during the Covid-19 restrictions)

Hereford - Investiture Group - 3 October 20200

Hereford - Investiture - p1

Hereford - St Thomas - Lady Chapel

St Thomas Cantilupe
Lady Chapel

Hereford - Investiture - p2

Hereford - Investiture - p3

Hereford - Investiture - p19

Hereford - Investiture - p20

Hereford - Investees 2020
Three new members - Mark, Tony and Darren - were invested as Knights in the Order in person
and one member from south Wales - John - was invested in absentia.

Hereford - Investiture - p21

Hereford - Investiture - p22

Hereford - Investiture - p23

Hereford - Investiture - p34

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One pilgrimage to Hereford Cathedral (for new members) was on 22 April 2023

Hereford Cathedral  AGM - Shrine 1


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Below are some photographs taken at the Cathedral during our 2022 Pilgrimage for Ukraine

     Hereford Cathedral  Ukraine - Shrine 1    Hereford Cathedral  Ukraine - Shrine 2     

             Hereford Cathedral  Ukraine - Shrine 4         Hereford Cathedral  Ukraine - Shrine 3

Hereford Cathedral  Ukraine - Shrine 4 - Prayer

     Hereford Cathedral  Ukraine - Shrine 5 - GP  Guild   Hereford Cathedral  Ukraine - Shrine 6 - GP  DGP

               Warden of the OSMTJ Guild of St Thomas Cantilupe                                           The Grand Prior of All Britain
                                and the Grand Prior of All Britain                                                    and a
 Deputy Grand Prior of Wales

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