Vault George Saint

The Chapelle Saint George is the place of worship of the Château of Windsor in England. It presents the characteristic to be at the same time a royal peculiar (a place of worship depending directly on the British crown) and the official vault of the Order of the Garter.

The vault is in the low part of the castle, place of residence principal of the queen Elizabeth II.

Management with the daily newspaper of the vault is entrusted to the religious college of Saint George which is directed by a chapter and four Chanoine S assisted by a Clerc and assistants. a œvre of charity called The Society off the Friends off St George' S and Descendants off the Knights off the Garter was created in 1931 to assist the chapter in its management of the vault.

History

The construction of the vault, of Gothic style is started in 1475 under Edouard IV and continues during the 16th century on the basis of vault of Edouard the Confessor dating from the 13th century. This primitive vault was then adjacent to the second of two founded religious colleges in 1348 by the king Edouard III

The chorus, equips then with a roof out of wooden, is completed in 1484. Splendid the Voute in range above crossed Transept which one can admire today is added a little later under Henri VIII in 1528. The outside of the vault east faces Calcaire coming from Taynton (Oxfordshire).

The vault of George Saint, dedicated to Saint Georges de Lydda, then becomes the principal church of the order. Nowadays still, a religious service dedicated to Saint George, to which all the members of the order assist, there is celebrated each year in June

The vault really is finished and decorated only with the XIXe century, when the queen Victoria deals with her restoration.

The Order of the Garter

The members of the order meet in the Castle of Windsor every year in June for the religious service. After a meal in the high part of the castle, they go to foot, vêtus of their dress and their badges, to the vault where the service is celebrated. If a novel member is allowed this year in the order, he is established during the religious service.

During the first years of the order, the religious services with the vault were much more frequent before becoming rare during the 18th century and discontinuous starting from 1805. The ceremony was started again by the king George VI of the United Kingdom to celebrate the 600e birthday of the foundation of the order to become, since, an annual ceremony.

Royal ceremonies

Marriages

The vault was also used on several occasions to celebrate royal marriages (in particular children of the Victorie queen), among which:

  • the king Edouard VII and his wife the queen Alexandra in 1863

  • the prince Christian de Holstein-Sonderbourg-Augustenbourg, and its wife the princess Helena in 1866
  • the princess Louise and her husband the duke of Argyll in 1871
  • the prince Arthur and his wife the princess Louise of Prussia in 1879
  • the prince Leopold and his wife the princess Helena de Waldeck-Pyrmont in 1882
  • the prince Edward and his wife Sophie Rhys-Jones in 1999

Funeral

The vault was also the place of several funeral and burials. It will be probably selected for the funeral of the queen Elizabeth II. The following monarchs were buried in the vault:

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