June 11 - St Barnabas Day and garlands

Happy St Barnabas Day!

 

Yes, 11th June is the Feast of St Barnabas, a feast day that was celebrated by the Tudors by decorating churches with garlands of flowers.

 

Find out more about St Barnabas and how he was commemorated in medieval and Tudor times in today's talk from Claire Ridgway, founder of the Tudor Society.

You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:

https://youtu.be/6xoLWZbf_4c

 

Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon chose St Barnabas Day for their wedding day in 1509 and you can find out more about their wedding in last year’s video - https://youtu.be/-NekooMEEeg