OUR EVER-RENEWING HOME OF LOVE: THE SHAKESPEARE SERMON, 23 APRIL 2023
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.17721/if.54.23.7Keywords:
Anne Shakespeare, Shakespeare Sermon, Homecoming, ZephaniahAbstract
Every year on the Sunday nearest Shakespeare's birthdate, 23rd April, crowds gather in Holy Trinity Church, Stratford-upon-Avon to give thanks for all that Shakespeare continues to give to the world. A 'Shakespeare Sermon' has been preached on this occasion for most years since 1879. In latter times it has been a tradition to alternate between a Shakespeare scholar and a cleric. Paul Edmondson first gave the Shakespeare sermon in 2005. He was invited to give it again (a rare honour) in 2023. The theme of the service was Anne Shakespeare, who died four hundred years ago.
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