1. ST. Paul’s Cathedral
Name : Chong Yi Hui
Student ID : 0324404
Module : Effective Public Communication
(COM301013)
Session : September 2015 (March 2015
intake)
3. • Christianity reached Roman Britain in the second-century AD. But
in 410 AD, the Romans withdraw from England did not end the
Christianity believes.
• The two names most associated with the establishment of the first
St Paul’s are Saint Mellitus and Saint Erkenwald.
• A monk who arrived in Britain with Saint Augustine on a mission
from Rome instigated by Pope Gregory the Great, founded St
Paul’s in 604 AD.
Who founded it? 👀
4. Historical Timeline of St.
Paul’s
• 604 AD
- The first St. Paul’s is built (wooden)
- Established by King Ethelbert of Kent as
home to bishop of East Saxons, St.
Mellitus.
St. Mellitus
• 675-685 AD
- First church was destroyed by fire
- Rebuilt by St. Erkenwald (then bishop)
St. Erkenwald
5. • 962 AD
- Second church (wooden) was destroyed
by Vikings during their invasion
- Rebuilt again using stones
6. • 1087
- Third St. Paul’s was destroyed by fire (again)
- rebuilt by the Normans
7. • 1240
- Finished rebuilding the forth St. Paul’s a.k.a.
Old St. Paul’s
- The Normans wanted to create the longest
and tallest church in the world.
• 1313
- A new Gothic choir was added, making St.
Paul’s third longest church in Europe at 596
feet.
- A spire was completed a year after making it
the tallest church in Europe at 489 feet.
8. • 1561
- Old St. Paul’s spire collapses because it was struck by lightning
- It was never rebuilt
- Architect Inigo Jones was called in to resurrect the decaying building, but his efforts
were useless due to the lack of fund.
Inigo JonesLightning strike
9. • 1660
- Restoration of the Monarchy.
- King Charles II appointed a young architect named Christopher Wren to
undertake major repairs to the building.
Charles II Christopher Wren
10. • Sept 4,1666
- Christopher Wren was just beginning his work on St. Paul’s when the great fire
of London broke and destroyed St. Paul’s once again
11. • 1675
- First design rejected (too modern)
- Second design rejected (too
modern and Italian)
- Third design approve.
• 1711
- the new St. Paul’s is
formally declared
complete
12. • 1723
- Sir Christopher Wren dies (91 yrs old)
- Wren is buried in St. Paul’s Cathedral
30. The wedding of Prince Charles and Princess Diana was
also held there.
31. It has also been shown in several films, including Mary
Poppins, Sherlock Holmes and one of the Harry Potter
films.
The spiral
stair case
which
was
filmed in
Harry
Potter
