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Coventry Cathedral is an
extraordinary place, dedicated
to inspiring and bringing
reconciliation, hope and peace.
We are looking for those
committed to supporting this
iconic place, and enabling our
inspirational work to continue and
flourish in the years ahead.
We believe in harnessing the power of the past to build peace for the
future. Coventry Cathedral’s unique calling as a catalyst for peace and
reconciliation was born out of the Coventry Blitz in the Second World
War. Our incredible building is a living symbol of a city’s pain powerfully
transformed to build hope, embedded in the heart of a community
that suffered much but responded with courage, determination and
forgiveness. This is key to all the work we do.
The morning after the old Cathedral was destroyed by bombing, Provost
Howard stood among the ruins and made a commitment to rebuild,
saying in the following weeks, ‘hard as it may be, we are seeking to
banish all thoughts of revenge’. With the words ‘Father Forgive’ carved
deep into the stone of the ruined apse, there began a process which led
to the building of the new Cathedral alongside the ruins of the old. Since
then Coventry Cathedral has become recognised across the world as a
uniquely powerful symbol of peace and reconciliation.
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