Historedia
Group or institution

Clergy

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1561

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Clergy, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Fire at Old St Paul's Cathedral

    1561

    Role: Contributors to repair funds

    1. 1561 · Old St Paul's CathedralLightning Attribution

      The fire was attributed to a lightning strike, a claim interpreted by some as divine judgment.

    2. 4 June 1561 · Old St Paul's Cathedral, Ludgate HillSpire Fire and Collapse

      The spire caught fire on 4 June 1561, collapsing through the nave roof and melting bells and lead.

Sources

  1. St Paul's Cathedral Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-11