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Lilian Carpenter (c1917-2008)
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Michael Rhodes
Dec 17, 2008, 2:18:00 PM12/17/08
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Lilian Carpenter, who has died aged 91, was for 57 years married to
her husband, Edward, who from 1974 served as the dean of Westminster
Abbey. They made it into a lively, open and welcoming place of worship
that encouraged interfaith dialogue and engaged with global issues.
The Dalai Lama, who once stayed at the deanery, described Lilian as
his "English mother"; for him alone she deviated from her
vegetarianism to grill bacon for breakfast.
her husband, Edward, who from 1974 served as the dean of Westminster
Abbey. They made it into a lively, open and welcoming place of worship
that encouraged interfaith dialogue and engaged with global issues.
The Dalai Lama, who once stayed at the deanery, described Lilian as
his "English mother"; for him alone she deviated from her
vegetarianism to grill bacon for breakfast.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian/2008/dec/17/obituary-other-lives
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Michael Rhodes
Jan 2, 2009, 3:54:16 PM1/2/09
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Lilian Carpenter: born London 25 February 1917; married 1941 the Rev
Edward Carpenter (died 1998; three sons, one daughter); died London 2
December 2008. Lilian Carpenter went from the humblest of
beginnings to preside over Westminster Abbey alongside her husband,
the Rev Edward Carpenter, Dean of Westminster from 1974 to 1985. The
Carpenters were widely esteemed for their warmth, accessibility,
kindness and originality, and were among the most admired and cordial
leaders of Westminster life.
Edward Carpenter (died 1998; three sons, one daughter); died London 2
December 2008. Lilian Carpenter went from the humblest of
beginnings to preside over Westminster Abbey alongside her husband,
the Rev Edward Carpenter, Dean of Westminster from 1974 to 1985. The
Carpenters were widely esteemed for their warmth, accessibility,
kindness and originality, and were among the most admired and cordial
leaders of Westminster life.
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