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A Royal Peculiar (or Royal Peculier
Peculier

A peculier is a place of worship in the History of the Church of England that falls directly under the jurisdiction of a person or body other than the bishop of a diocese....
) is a place of worship that falls directly under the jurisdiction of the British monarch
British monarchy

The Monarchy of the United Kingdom is the constitutional monarchy of the United Kingdom and its British overseas territory.The present monarch, Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, has reigned since 6 February 1952....
, rather than a diocese
Diocese

In many rites of the Roman Catholic Church and in Anglicanism, a diocese is an administrative territorial unit administered by a bishop. It is also referred to as a bishopric or Episcopal Area or episcopal see, though strictly the term episcopal see refers to the domain of ecclesiastical authority officially held by the bi...
. The concept dates to Anglo-Saxon times, when a church could ally itself with the monarch and therefore not be subject to the bishopric
Bishopric

Bishopric may refer to:*Diocese an ecclesiastical region run by a bishop in the Roman Catholic, Orthodox Christian, Anglican and some Lutheran churches....
 of the area. Later it reflected the relationship between the Norman
Norman dynasty

Norman dynasty is the usual designation for the King of England which immediately followed the Norman conquest and lasted until the Plantagenet dynasty came to power in 1154....
 and Plantagenet kings and the English church.








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A Royal Peculiar (or Royal Peculier
Peculier

A peculier is a place of worship in the History of the Church of England that falls directly under the jurisdiction of a person or body other than the bishop of a diocese....
) is a place of worship that falls directly under the jurisdiction of the British monarch
British monarchy

The Monarchy of the United Kingdom is the constitutional monarchy of the United Kingdom and its British overseas territory.The present monarch, Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, has reigned since 6 February 1952....
, rather than a diocese
Diocese

In many rites of the Roman Catholic Church and in Anglicanism, a diocese is an administrative territorial unit administered by a bishop. It is also referred to as a bishopric or Episcopal Area or episcopal see, though strictly the term episcopal see refers to the domain of ecclesiastical authority officially held by the bi...
. The concept dates to Anglo-Saxon times, when a church could ally itself with the monarch and therefore not be subject to the bishopric
Bishopric

Bishopric may refer to:*Diocese an ecclesiastical region run by a bishop in the Roman Catholic, Orthodox Christian, Anglican and some Lutheran churches....
 of the area. Later it reflected the relationship between the Norman
Norman dynasty

Norman dynasty is the usual designation for the King of England which immediately followed the Norman conquest and lasted until the Plantagenet dynasty came to power in 1154....
 and Plantagenet kings and the English church.

Royal Peculiars of the present day

Westminster Abbey West
*The Collegiate Church of St Peter, Westminster
Westminster Abbey

The Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster, which is almost always referred to popularly and informally as Westminster Abbey, is a large, mainly Gothic architecture Church , in Westminster, London, just to the west of the Palace of Westminster....
 commonly known as Westminster Abbey, it contains Henry VII's chapel which is the chapel of the Order of the Bath
Order of the Bath

The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a United Kingdom order of chivalry founded by George I of Great Britain on 18 May 1725. The name derives from the medieval ceremony for creating a knight, which involved bathing as one of its elements....
.
  • St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle
  • Royal Chapel of All Saints, Windsor


  • The chapels associated with the Chapel Royal
    Chapel Royal

    A Chapel Royal is a department of the Ecclesiastical Household of the Monarchy in right of each of the Commonwealth realms, formally known as the royal Free Chapel of the Household....
    , which originally referred not to a building, but to an establishment in the Royal Household; a body of priests and singers to explicitly serve the spiritual needs of the sovereign. There are a further six Royal chapels outside of the United Kingdom
    United Kingdom

    The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
    .
    • The Chapel Royal, St James' Palace
    • The Queen's Chapel
      Queen's Chapel

      The Queen's Chapel is a Christian chapel in central London, England that was designed by Inigo Jones and built between 1623 and 1625 as an adjunct to St....
      , St James' Palace
    • The Chapel Royal, Hampton Court
    • The Chapel of St John the Evangelist
      St John's Chapel, London

      St. John's Chapel, or the Chapel of St. John the Evangelist, is located in the Tower of London. Dating from 1080, this complete 11th-century church is the oldest church in London....
       in the Tower of London
      Tower of London

      Her Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress, more commonly known as the Tower of London , is a historic monument in central London, England, on the north bank of the River Thames....
    • The Chapel of St Peter ad Vincula in the Tower of London
      Tower of London

      Her Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress, more commonly known as the Tower of London , is a historic monument in central London, England, on the north bank of the River Thames....


  • Royal Hospital and Collegiate Church of St. Katharine by the Tower
    St Katharine's by the Tower

    St Katharine's by the Tower - full name Royal Hospital and Collegiate Church of St. Katharine by the Tower - was a medieval church and hospital next to the Tower of London....
     now The Royal Foundation of St Katharine, in Ratcliff
    Ratcliff

    Ratcliff or Ratcliffe is a former Hamlet lying by the north bank of the River Thames between Shadwell and Limehouse. It is now a district in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, and is located to the south of Stepney....
    , London
    London

    London is the capital of both England and the United Kingdom, and the most populous municipality in the European Union. An important settlement for two millennia, History of London goes back to its founding by the Roman Empire....


  • The chapel at Holyrood Palace
    Holyrood Palace

    The Palace of Holyroodhouse, or informally Holyrood Palace, founded as a monastery by David I of Scotland in 1128, has served as the principal residence of the Kings and Queens of Scotland since the fifteenth century....
    .


  • St Edward King and Martyr, Cambridge
    St Edward King and Martyr, Cambridge

    St Edward King and Martyr is a church located on Peas Hill in central Cambridge. It is dedicated to Edward the Martyr, King of England from 975 until his murder in 978....


Non-Royal Peculiars


  • The Queen's Chapel of the Savoy
    Savoy Chapel

    The Savoy Chapel, or the Queen's Chapel of the Savoy is a chapel off the Strand, London, dedicated to St John the Baptist. It was originally built in the medieval era off the main church of the Savoy Palace ....
     is Peculiar, but not Royal in the usual sense. It is exempt from any bishop's jurisdiction, but is a private chapel
    Chapel

    A chapel is a building used as a place for fellowship and of worship for Christians. It may be attached to an institution such as a large Church , a college, a hospital, a palace, a prison or a cemetery, or may be an entirely free-standing building, sometimes with its own grounds....
     of the sovereign in right of the Duchy of Lancaster
    Duchy of Lancaster

    The Duchy of Lancaster is one of the two Royal Duchy in England, the other being the Duchy of Cornwall, and is the personal property of the monarch....
    , not the Crown. It is the chapel of The Royal Victorian Order
    Royal Victorian Order

    The Royal Victorian Order is a dynastic order of knighthood and a House Order of chivalry in the Commonwealth realms. Created by Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom on 21 April 1896, with the motto Victoria and 20 June as the official day, the order was established to recognise those who have served the monarch with distinction, each be...
    . The number of members in recent years has outgrown the available space in the Savoy Chapel so the service for those who have received awards is now held in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle every four years.


The following chapels of the Inns of Court
Inns of Court

The Inns of Court in London are the professional associations to one of which every Barristers in England and Wales must belong. They have supervisory and disciplinary functions over their members....
 are extra-diocesan, and therefore peculiars, but not Royal.
  • The Peculiar of the Temple Church
    Temple Church

    The Temple Church is a late 12th century Church in London located between Fleet Street and the River Thames, built for and by the Knights Templar as their English headquarters....
  • The Peculiar of Lincoln's Inn
    Lincoln's Inn

    The Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn is one of four Inns of Court in London to which barristers of England and Wales belong and where they are Call to the bar....
  • The Peculiar of Gray's Inn
    Gray's Inn

    The Honourable Society of Gray's Inn is one of the four Inns of Court around the Royal Courts of Justice in London, England to which barristers belong and where they are called to the bar....


Former Royal Peculiars


  • Canons of Dover Priory
    Dover Priory

    The Priory of St. Mary the Virgin and Martin of Tours of the New Work, or Newark, commonly called Dover Priory, was a priory at Dover, England, variously independent in rule, then occupied by canons regular of the Augustinian rule, then finally monks of the Benedictines rule ....
     until 1130
  • Holy Trinity, Minories
    Holy Trinity, Minories

    Holy Trinity, Minories was a church outside the eastern boundaries of the City of London; but within the Liberties of the Tower of London. The liberty was incorporated in the Metropolitan Borough of Stepney in 1899, and today is within the London Borough of Tower Hamlets....
    , London until 1730
  • St. Mary and St. Alkeld, Middleham
    Middleham

    Middleham is a small market town within the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England. It lies in Wensleydale, in the Yorkshire Dales, on the north-facing side of the valley just above the junction of the River Ure and River Cover....
     until 1845
  • Wimborne Minster 1318 - 1846
  • St. Peter's Collegiate Church, Wolverhampton
    St. Peter's Collegiate Church, Wolverhampton

    St. Peter's Collegiate Church is located on the highest and the oldest developed site in central Wolverhampton. It is Wolverhampton's Parish Church being the leading church of the Parish of Central Wolverhampton....
     1479 - 1846
  • The Deanery of St. Buryan comprising St Buryan's Church in St. Buryan, St. Sennen's Church, Sennen
    St. Sennen's Church, Sennen

    St. Sennen's Church, Sennen is a parish church in the Church of England located in Sennen, Cornwall....
    , and St. Levan's Church, St. Levan
    St. Levan's Church, St. Levan

    St. Levan's Church, St. Levan is a parish church in the Church of England located in St Levan, Cornwall....
     until 1850.
  • The Deanery of Bridgnorth until 1856


See also

  • Enclave
  • Extra-parochial area
    Extra-parochial area

    In the United Kingdom, an extra-parochial area was an area considered to be outside any parish. Extra-parochial areas were gradually either integrated with a neighbouring or surrounding parish, or made independent parishes in the 19th century....
  • Chapel Royal
    Chapel Royal

    A Chapel Royal is a department of the Ecclesiastical Household of the Monarchy in right of each of the Commonwealth realms, formally known as the royal Free Chapel of the Household....


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