St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle

St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle
The King's Free Chapel of the College of St George, Windsor Castle
51°29′01″N 00°36′25″W / 51.48361°N 0.60694°W / 51.48361; -0.60694
Location	Windsor
Country	England
Denomination	Church of England
Previous denomination	Roman Catholicism
Churchmanship	High Church
Website	stgeorges-windsor.org
History
Status	Chapel
Founded	1475
Dedication	St George
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Heritage designation	Grade I listed
Style	Gothic
Years built	1475
Completed	1511
Specifications
Capacity	800
Administration
Diocese	Jurisdiction: Royal Peculiar Location: Oxford
Deanery	Dean and Canons of Windsor
Clergy
Dean	Christopher Cocksworth (dean-designate)
Precentor	Martin Poll (Chaplain)
Canon(s)	Mark Powell (Steward)
Canon Treasurer	Hueston Finlay (Vice-Dean)
Laity
Organist/Director of music	James Vivian
Music group(s)	Choir of St George's Chapel

St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle in England is a castle chapel built in the late-medieval Perpendicular Gothic style. It is a Royal Peculiar (a church under the direct jurisdiction of the monarch), and the Chapel of the Order of the Garter. St George's Chapel was founded in the 14th century by King Edward III and extensively enlarged in the late 15th century. It is located in the Lower Ward of the castle.^[1]

The castle has belonged to the monarchy for almost 1,000 years. The chapel has been the scene of many royal services, weddings and burials – in the 19th century, St George's Chapel and the nearby Frogmore Gardens superseded Westminster Abbey as the chosen burial place for the British royal family.^[2] The running of the chapel is the responsibility of the dean and Canons of Windsor who make up the College of Saint George. They are assisted by a clerk, verger and other staff. The Society of the Friends of St George's and Descendants of the Knights of the Garter, a registered charity, was established in 1931 to assist the college in maintaining the chapel.