St Vedast alias Foster

Delightful City of London church

We discovered this delightful small church when exploring the area between St. Paul's and the Barbican. Luckily it was open so we got to see inside as well the adjacent small garden. The church has a ...

Named after a French Augustinian Saint

The name of this church is a bit of a mouthful. Foster is the Anglicisation of ‘Vaast’ a French Saint whose cult arrived in England through contact with Augustinian clergy. The original church dating ...

Small and pretty City church

St Vedast is a small but pretty church that shares the history of most City of London churches. Ancient origins, an obscure saint (the early medieval French Vaast), damaged during the Great Fire and r...

Windows

Popped whilst passing. An absolutely beautiful church tucked down a side street. Fantastic wooden pews and great stained glass windows. Friendly welcome at door.

Beautiful courtyard

Despite knowing this church within a stone’s throw from St Paul’s Cathedral for many years, I had no idea that it has a lovely courtyard and semi-cloister accessible through a separate door from Foste...