Consecration of Westminster Abbey

Date: December 28, 1065 • Location: City of Westminster, United Kingdom

Westminster Abbey, built by Edward the Confessor as the first Romanesque church in England, was first consecrated.

Westminster Abbey, formally titled the Collegiate Church of Saint Peter at Westminster, is an Anglican church in the City of Westminster, London, England. Since 1066, it has been the location of the coronations of 40 English and British monarchs and a burial site for 18 English, Scottish, and British monarchs. At least 16 royal weddings have taken place at the abbey since 1100.