Quakers worship in Chichester Cathedral: no arrests ensued!

Friends were invited to Chichester Cathedral to worship after 356 years

by Tara Craig 25th July 2014

Three hundred and fifty-six years after a Quaker was arrested in Chichester Cathedral for arguing with a priest and then imprisoned, Friends were invited back to the building to worship.

The silent Meeting for Worship was held on Saturday 19 July. It was the first of its kind at the cathedral, and commemorated the hundredth anniversary of the outbreak of the first world war and the contributions of peacemakers.