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	\|location = [[London]], [[United Kingdom]]		\|location = [[London]], [[United Kingdom]]
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	'''St. Paul's Cathedral''', or '''Saint Paul's Cathedral''', is an {{Wiki\|Anglicanism\|Anglican}} cathedral, the seat of the Bishop of [[London]], and the mother [[church]] of the Diocese of London. It sits on {{Wiki\|Ludgate Hill}} at the highest point of the [[City of London]].		'''St. Paul's Cathedral''', or '''Saint Paul's Cathedral''', is an {{Wiki\|Anglicanism\|Anglican}} cathedral, the seat of the Bishop of [[London]], and the mother [[church]] of the Diocese of London. It sits on {{Wiki\|Ludgate Hill}} at the highest point of the [[City of London]].
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	In 604 CE, the first wooden church was built in the city of [[London\|Lunden]] but burned 71 years later.<ref name="Database"/>		In 604 CE, the first wooden church was built in the city of [[London\|Lunden]] but burned 71 years later.<ref name="Database"/>

	In 873 CE, during the [[Viking expansion]] into [[England]], [[Eivor Varinsdottir]] of the [[Raven Clan]] ~~annd~~ Lunden's [[reeve]]s [[Stowe]] and [[Erke Bodilsson]] used {{Wiki\|Old St Paul's Cathedral}} as a meeting place during their hunt for the [[Order of the Ancients]] member [[Vicelin]]. The soldiers working with the Ancient burned the church but Eivor and the reeves escaped from the building while the fire expanded through the city. The church was later restored.<ref name="~~SmashingTheCompass~~">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Smashing the Compass]]</ref>		In 873 CE, during the [[Viking expansion]] into [[England]], [[Eivor Varinsdottir]] of the [[Raven Clan]] and Lunden's [[reeve]]s [[Stowe]] and [[Erke Bodilsson]] used {{Wiki\|Old St Paul's Cathedral}} as a meeting place during their hunt for the [[Order of the Ancients]] member [[Vicelin]]. The soldiers working with the Ancient burned the church but Eivor and the reeves escaped from the building while the fire expanded through the city. The church was later restored.<ref name="Smashing the Compass">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Smashing the Compass]]</ref>

	In 1087, the chaplain ordered the construction of a stone church, preventing further incendiary mishaps.<ref name="Database"/>		In 1087, the chaplain ordered the construction of a stone church, preventing further incendiary mishaps.<ref name="Database"/>

	=== Early Modern Era ===		===Early Modern Era===
	As King [[Henry VIII of England\|Henry VIII]] severed ties with the Catholic Church, St. Paul's became a Protestant cathedral. When his daughter [[Mary I of England\|Mary I]] restored the Catholic faith in England, St. Paul went back to Catholic worship until the reign of Mary's half-sister [[Elizabeth I of England\|Elizabeth I]] in 1559, restoring ~~Protestant~~ both in England and St. Paul.<ref name="Database"/>		As King [[Henry VIII of England\|Henry VIII]] severed ties with the Catholic Church, St. Paul's became a Protestant cathedral. When his daughter [[Mary I of England\|Mary I]] restored the Catholic faith in England, St. Paul's went back to Catholic worship until the reign of Mary's half-sister [[Elizabeth I of England\|Elizabeth I]] in 1559, restoring Protestantism both in England and St. Paul's.<ref name="Database"/>

	The renovation of the church was delayed by events like the [[English Civil War]]. In 1666, the [[Great Fire of London]] burnt St. Paul among other buildings. The architect [[Christopher Wren]], who was hired to redesign the cathedral before the fire, engineered the design and construction of a new, revitalized cathedral.<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Database: St. Paul's Cathedral]]</ref>		The renovation of the church was delayed by events like the [[English Civil War]]. In 1666, the [[Great Fire of London]] burnt St. Paul's, among other buildings. The architect [[Christopher Wren]], who was hired to redesign the cathedral before the fire, engineered the design and construction of a new, revitalized cathedral.<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Database: St. Paul's Cathedral]]</ref>

	By the dawn of the 18th century, St. Paul was finished, attracting many visitors. ~~The~~ [[Edward Kenway's fleet\|fleet]] of the [[Wales\|Welsh]] [[Piracy\|pirate]] [[Edward Kenway]] sold wine to the ~~tavern~~ of London.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Edward Kenway's fleet]] – A New Cathedral</ref> Later in the 1720s, Kenway became a member of the [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British Assassins]] and found an [[Isu]] cache containing a [[Shroud of Eden 2\|Shroud of Eden]]. He hid its key in a secret chamber inside the ~~Cathedral~~'s dome.<ref name="Room"/>		By the dawn of the 18th century, the new St. Paul's Cathedral was finished, attracting many visitors. Taking advantage of the new influx of tourists, the [[Edward Kenway's fleet\|fleet]] of the [[Wales\|Welsh]] [[Piracy\|pirate]] [[Edward Kenway]] sold wine to the taverns of London.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Edward Kenway's fleet]] – A New Cathedral</ref> Later in the 1720s, Kenway became a member of the [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British Assassins]] and found an [[Isu]] cache containing a [[Shroud of Eden 2\|Shroud of Eden]]. He hid its key in a secret chamber inside the cathedral's dome.<ref name="Room"/>

	=== Victorian Era ===		===Victorian Era===
	By the ~~nineteenth~~ century, St. Paul's had once again lost its lustre. Queen [[Victoria]] remarked that the cathedral was "dreary, dingy, and undevotional." Funds were raised to improve the cathedral by such philanthropists as [[Maria Hackett]] and [[William Weldon Champneys]] while the [[British Rite of the Templar Order\|British Templars]]' [[Grand Master of the Templar Order\|Grand Master]] [[Crawford Starrick]] refused.<ref name="Database"/> In 1868, the British [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Evie Frye]], while searching for the Shroud of Eden, uncovered the secret room ~~while using~~ [[Edward ~~Kenway's journal\|~~Kenway's journal]]. When she took the key, the [[Templars\|Templar]] [[Lucy Thorne]] confronted her, as she was also hunting the artifact. After a duel, Lucy crashed through a window but escaped with the key.<ref name="Room">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[A Room with a View]]</ref>		By the 19th century, St. Paul's had once again lost its lustre. Queen [[Victoria]] remarked that the cathedral was "dreary, dingy, and undevotional." Funds were raised to improve the cathedral by such philanthropists as [[Maria Hackett]] and [[William Weldon Champneys]] while the [[British Rite of the Templar Order\|British Templars]]' [[Grand Master of the Templar Order\|Grand Master]] [[Crawford Starrick]] refused.<ref name="Database"/>

			In 1868, the British [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Evie Frye]], while searching for the Shroud of Eden, uncovered the secret room inside the cathedral's dome thanks to information from [[Edward Kenway's journal]]. When she took the key, the [[Templars\|Templar]] [[Lucy Thorne]] confronted her, as she was also hunting for the artifact. After a duel, Lucy crashed through a window but escaped with the key.<ref name="Room">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[A Room with a View]]</ref>

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==
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	ACS St-Paul's Cathedral - Concept Art.jpg\|Concept art of St Paul's Cathedral		ACS St-Paul's Cathedral - Concept Art.jpg\|Concept art of St Paul's Cathedral
	ACS City of London - Concept Art.jpg\|Concept art of the City of London, with St Paul's Cathedral in the background		ACS City of London - Concept Art.jpg\|Concept art of the City of London, with St Paul's Cathedral in the background
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	ACS DB Illustrations 30.jpg\|An illustration of St. Paul's Cathedral		ACS DB Illustrations 30.jpg\|An illustration of St. Paul's Cathedral
	ACV Saint Paul Cathedral.jpg\|9th ~~Century~~ St. Paul's Cathedral		ACV Saint Paul Cathedral.jpg\|9th-century St. Paul's Cathedral
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	'''St. Paul's Cathedral''', or '''Saint Paul's Cathedral''', is an {{Wiki\|Anglicanism\|Anglican}} cathedral, the seat of the Bishop of [[London]], and the mother church of the Diocese of London. It sits on {{Wiki\|Ludgate Hill}} at the highest point of the [[City of London]].		'''St. Paul's Cathedral''', or '''Saint Paul's Cathedral''', is an {{Wiki\|Anglicanism\|Anglican}} cathedral, the seat of the Bishop of [[London]], and the mother [[church]] of the Diocese of London. It sits on {{Wiki\|Ludgate Hill}} at the highest point of the [[City of London]].

	==History==		==History==
	===Middle Age===		===Middle Age===
	In 604 CE, the first wooden church was built in the city of [[Lunden]] but burned 71 years later.<ref name="Database"/>		In 604 CE, the first wooden church was built in the city of [[London\|Lunden]] but burned 71 years later.<ref name="Database"/>

	In 873 CE, during the [[~~Vikings\|~~Viking]] [[~~Viking expansion\|expansion~~]], ~~the {{Wiki\|Old St Paul's Cathedral}} was used as a meeting place by the [[Norsemen\|Norse]] [[shieldmaiden]]~~ [[Eivor Varinsdottir]] of the [[Raven Clan]] ~~and the reeves of~~ Lunden [[Stowe]] and [[Erke Bodilsson~~\|Erke~~]] during their ~~track of~~ the [[Order of the Ancients~~\|Ancient~~]] [[Vicelin]]. The ~~church was burned by~~ soldiers working with the ~~Ancients~~ but Eivor and the reeves escaped from the building while the fire expanded through the city. The church was later restored.<ref name="SmashingTheCompass">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Smashing the Compass]]</ref>		In 873 CE, during the [[Viking expansion]] into [[England]], [[Eivor Varinsdottir]] of the [[Raven Clan]] annd Lunden's [[reeve]]s [[Stowe]] and [[Erke Bodilsson]] used {{Wiki\|Old St Paul's Cathedral}} as a meeting place during their hunt for the [[Order of the Ancients]] member [[Vicelin]]. The soldiers working with the Ancient burned the church but Eivor and the reeves escaped from the building while the fire expanded through the city. The church was later restored.<ref name="SmashingTheCompass">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Smashing the Compass]]</ref>

	In 1087, the chaplain ordered the construction of a stone church, preventing further ~~incendy~~.<ref name="Database"/>		In 1087, the chaplain ordered the construction of a stone church, preventing further incendiary mishaps.<ref name="Database"/>

	=== Early Modern Era ===		=== Early Modern Era ===
	As King [[Henry VIII of England]] severed ties with the Catholic Church, St. Paul's became a Protestant cathedral. When his daughter [[Mary I of England\|Mary I]] restored the Catholic faith in England, St. Paul went back to Catholic worship until the reign of Mary's half-sister [[Elizabeth I of England\|Elizabeth I]] in 1559, restoring Protestant both in England and St. Paul.<ref name="Database"/>		As King [[Henry VIII of England\|Henry VIII]] severed ties with the Catholic Church, St. Paul's became a Protestant cathedral. When his daughter [[Mary I of England\|Mary I]] restored the Catholic faith in England, St. Paul went back to Catholic worship until the reign of Mary's half-sister [[Elizabeth I of England\|Elizabeth I]] in 1559, restoring Protestant both in England and St. Paul.<ref name="Database"/>

	The renovation of the church was delayed by events like the [[English Civil War]]. In 1666, the [[Great Fire of London]] burnt St. Paul among other buildings. The architect [[Christopher Wren]], who was hired to redesign the cathedral before the fire, engineered the design and construction of a new, revitalized cathedral.<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Database: St. Paul's Cathedral]]</ref>		The renovation of the church was delayed by events like the [[English Civil War]]. In 1666, the [[Great Fire of London]] burnt St. Paul among other buildings. The architect [[Christopher Wren]], who was hired to redesign the cathedral before the fire, engineered the design and construction of a new, revitalized cathedral.<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Database: St. Paul's Cathedral]]</ref>

	By the dawn of the 18th century, St. Paul was finished, attracting many visitors. The [[Edward Kenway's fleet\|fleet]] of the [[Wales\|Welsh]] [[Piracy\|pirate]] [[Edward Kenway]] sold wine to the tavern of London.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Edward Kenway's fleet]] – A New Cathedral</ref> Later in the 1720s, Kenway became a member of the [[British Brotherhood of Assassins]] and found an [[Isu]] cache containing a [[Shroud of Eden 2\|Shroud of Eden]]. He hid its key in a secret chamber inside the Cathedral's dome.<ref name="Room"/>		By the dawn of the 18th century, St. Paul was finished, attracting many visitors. The [[Edward Kenway's fleet\|fleet]] of the [[Wales\|Welsh]] [[Piracy\|pirate]] [[Edward Kenway]] sold wine to the tavern of London.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Edward Kenway's fleet]] – A New Cathedral</ref> Later in the 1720s, Kenway became a member of the [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British Assassins]] and found an [[Isu]] cache containing a [[Shroud of Eden 2\|Shroud of Eden]]. He hid its key in a secret chamber inside the Cathedral's dome.<ref name="Room"/>

	=== Victorian Era ===		=== Victorian Era ===
	By the nineteenth century, St. Paul's had once again lost its lustre. [[~~Queen~~ Victoria]] remarked that the cathedral was "dreary, dingy, and undevotional." Funds were raised to improve the cathedral by such philanthropists as [[Maria Hackett]] and [[William Weldon Champneys]] while the [[~~Grand Master~~ of the Templar Order\|~~Grand Master~~]] ~~of the~~ [[~~British Rite~~ of the Templar Order\|~~British Templars~~]] [[Crawford Starrick]] refused.		By the nineteenth century, St. Paul's had once again lost its lustre. Queen [[Victoria]] remarked that the cathedral was "dreary, dingy, and undevotional." Funds were raised to improve the cathedral by such philanthropists as [[Maria Hackett]] and [[William Weldon Champneys]] while the [[British Rite of the Templar Order\|British Templars]]' [[Grand Master of the Templar Order\|Grand Master]] [[Crawford Starrick]] refused.<ref name="Database"/> In 1868, the British [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Evie Frye]], while searching for the Shroud of Eden, uncovered the secret room while using [[Edward Kenway's journal\|Kenway's journal]]. When she took the key, the [[Templars\|Templar]] [[Lucy Thorne]] confronted her, as she was also hunting the artifact. After a duel, Lucy crashed through a window but escaped with the key.<ref name="Room">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[A Room with a View]]</ref>

	In 1868, the British Assassin [[Evie Frye]], while searching for the Shroud of Eden, uncovered the secret room while using [[Edward Kenway's journal\|Kenway's journal]]. When she took the key, ~~she was confronted by~~ the Templar [[Lucy Thorne]] ~~who~~ was also hunting the artifact. After a duel, Lucy crashed through a window but escaped with the key.<ref name="Room">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[A Room with a View]]</ref>

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==

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	By the nineteenth century, St. Paul's had once again lost its lustre. [[Queen Victoria]] remarked that the cathedral was "dreary, dingy, and undevotional." Funds were raised to improve the cathedral by such philanthropists as [[Maria Hackett]] and [[William Weldon Champneys]] while the [[Grand Master of the Templar Order\|Grand Master]] of the [[British Rite of the Templar Order\|British Templars]] [[Crawford Starrick]] refused.		By the nineteenth century, St. Paul's had once again lost its lustre. [[Queen Victoria]] remarked that the cathedral was "dreary, dingy, and undevotional." Funds were raised to improve the cathedral by such philanthropists as [[Maria Hackett]] and [[William Weldon Champneys]] while the [[Grand Master of the Templar Order\|Grand Master]] of the [[British Rite of the Templar Order\|British Templars]] [[Crawford Starrick]] refused.

	In 1868, the British Assassin [[Evie Frye]], while searching for the Shroud of Eden, uncovered the secret room while using [[Edward Kenway's journal\|Kenway's journal]]. When she took the key, she was confronted by the Templar [[Lucy Thorne]] who was also hunting the artifact. After a duel, Lucy crashed through a window ~~and~~ but escaped with the key.<ref name="Room">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[A Room with a View]]</ref>		In 1868, the British Assassin [[Evie Frye]], while searching for the Shroud of Eden, uncovered the secret room while using [[Edward Kenway's journal\|Kenway's journal]]. When she took the key, she was confronted by the Templar [[Lucy Thorne]] who was also hunting the artifact. After a duel, Lucy crashed through a window but escaped with the key.<ref name="Room">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[A Room with a View]]</ref>

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==

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	The renovation of the church was delayed by events like the [[English Civil War]]. In 1666, the [[Great Fire of London]] burnt St. Paul among other buildings. The architect [[Christopher Wren]], who was hired to redesign the cathedral before the fire, engineered the design and construction of a new, revitalized cathedral.<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Database: St. Paul's Cathedral]]</ref>		The renovation of the church was delayed by events like the [[English Civil War]]. In 1666, the [[Great Fire of London]] burnt St. Paul among other buildings. The architect [[Christopher Wren]], who was hired to redesign the cathedral before the fire, engineered the design and construction of a new, revitalized cathedral.<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Database: St. Paul's Cathedral]]</ref>

	By the dawn of the 18th century, St. Paul was finished, attracting many visitors. The [[Edward Kenway 's fleet\|fleet]] of the [[Wales\|Welsh]] [[Piracy\|pirate]] [[Edward Kenway]] sold wine to the tavern of London.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Edward Kenway's fleet]] – A New Cathedral</ref> Later in the 1720s, Kenway became a member of the [[British Brotherhood of Assassins]] and found an [[Isu]] cache containing a [[Shroud of Eden 2\|Shroud of Eden]]. He hid its key in a secret chamber inside the Cathedral's dome.<ref name="Room"/>		By the dawn of the 18th century, St. Paul was finished, attracting many visitors. The [[Edward Kenway's fleet\|fleet]] of the [[Wales\|Welsh]] [[Piracy\|pirate]] [[Edward Kenway]] sold wine to the tavern of London.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Edward Kenway's fleet]] – A New Cathedral</ref> Later in the 1720s, Kenway became a member of the [[British Brotherhood of Assassins]] and found an [[Isu]] cache containing a [[Shroud of Eden 2\|Shroud of Eden]]. He hid its key in a secret chamber inside the Cathedral's dome.<ref name="Room"/>

	=== Victorian Era ===		=== Victorian Era ===

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	==History==		==History==
			===Middle Age===
			In 604 CE, the first wooden church was built in the city of [[Lunden]] but burned 71 years later.<ref name="Database"/>

	~~=== Viking Age ===~~		In 873 CE, during the [[Vikings\|Viking]] [[Viking expansion\|expansion]], the {{Wiki\|Old St Paul's Cathedral}} was used as a meeting place by the [[Norsemen\|Norse]] [[shieldmaiden]] [[Eivor Varinsdottir]] of the [[Raven Clan]] and the reeves of Lunden [[Stowe]] and [[Erke Bodilsson\|Erke]] during their track of the [[Order of the Ancients\|Ancient]] [[Vicelin]]. The church was burned by soldiers working with the Ancients but Eivor and the reeves escaped from the building while the fire expanded through the city. The church was later restored.<ref name="SmashingTheCompass">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Smashing the Compass]]</ref>
	In ~~the 9th century~~ CE during the [[Vikings\|Viking]] [[Viking expansion\|expansion]] ~~into [[Anglo-Saxons~~\|~~Anglo-Saxon]] [[England]],~~ the [[Norsemen\|Norse]] [[shieldmaiden]] [[Eivor Varinsdottir]] of the [[Raven Clan]] ~~used {{Wiki\|Old St Paul's Cathedral}} to rendezvous with her allies,~~ the reeves of Lunden [[Stowe]] and [[Erke Bodilsson\|Erke]]~~, to~~ track ~~down and eliminate~~ the [[~~Franks~~\|~~Frankish~~]] ~~captain~~ [[Vicelin]]~~, a member of~~ the ~~Order of~~ the ~~Ancients who operated under~~ the ~~cryptonym "~~The ~~Compass"~~.<ref name="SmashingTheCompass">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Smashing the Compass]]</ref>

	~~Eivor noticed~~ the ~~people~~ of ~~Lunden were demanding Stowe and Erke’s heads following~~ the ~~deaths of~~ [[~~Avgos Spearhand~~\|~~Avgos~~]] ~~and~~ [[~~Frideswid~~\|~~Sister Frideswid~~]], ~~unaware that they were~~ both ~~also~~ in the ~~Order~~ of ~~Ancients~~. As the ~~trio were planning~~, a [[~~soldier~~]] ~~tossed a torch into~~ the ~~cathedral~~, ~~setting the structure on fire~~. ~~Eivor managed to escape via the steeple~~, ~~where she saw Vicelin’s flotilla on~~ the [[~~River Thames~~]] ~~and his soldiers laying waste~~ to the ~~city~~. ~~She freed Stowe and Erke~~, and ~~together they successfully defeated~~ the ~~soldiers~~.<ref name="~~SmashingTheCompass~~"/> ~~After Vicelin’s death, St. Paul’s Cathedral was restored.~~		In 1087, the chaplain ordered the construction of a stone church, preventing further incendy.<ref name="Database"/>

			=== Early Modern Era ===
			As King [[Henry VIII of England]] severed ties with the Catholic Church, St. Paul's became a Protestant cathedral. When his daughter [[Mary I of England\|Mary I]] restored the Catholic faith in England, St. Paul went back to Catholic worship until the reign of Mary's half-sister [[Elizabeth I of England\|Elizabeth I]] in 1559, restoring Protestant both in England and St. Paul.<ref name="Database"/>

			The renovation of the church was delayed by events like the [[English Civil War]]. In 1666, the [[Great Fire of London]] burnt St. Paul among other buildings. The architect [[Christopher Wren]], who was hired to redesign the cathedral before the fire, engineered the design and construction of a new, revitalized cathedral.<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Database: St. Paul's Cathedral]]</ref>

			By the dawn of the 18th century, St. Paul was finished, attracting many visitors. The [[Edward Kenway 's fleet\|fleet]] of the [[Wales\|Welsh]] [[Piracy\|pirate]] [[Edward Kenway]] sold wine to the tavern of London.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Edward Kenway's fleet]] – A New Cathedral</ref> Later in the 1720s, Kenway became a member of the [[British Brotherhood of Assassins]] and found an [[Isu]] cache containing a [[Shroud of Eden 2\|Shroud of Eden]]. He hid its key in a secret chamber inside the Cathedral's dome.<ref name="Room"/>

	=== Victorian Era ===		=== Victorian Era ===
	~~The present church, dating from~~ the ~~late 17th~~ century, ~~was part of a major rebuilding program in the city after the~~ [[~~Great Fire of London~~]] ~~of 1666. Built on top of~~ the ~~remains of Old St Paul's Cathedral~~, the cathedral ~~was one of fifty-four churches designed~~ by [[~~Christopher Wren~~\|~~Sir Christopher Wren~~]]~~.<ref name="Database">''~~[[~~Assassin's Creed: Syndicate~~]]~~'' –~~ [[~~Database: St. Paul's Cathedral~~]]~~</ref>~~		By the nineteenth century, St. Paul's had once again lost its lustre. [[Queen Victoria]] remarked that the cathedral was "dreary, dingy, and undevotional." Funds were raised to improve the cathedral by such philanthropists as [[Maria Hackett]] and [[William Weldon Champneys]] while the [[Grand Master of the Templar Order\|Grand Master]] of the [[British Rite of the Templar Order\|British Templars]] [[Crawford Starrick]] refused.

	In 1868, the ~~[[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|~~British Assassin]] [[Evie Frye]], while searching for ~~a [[~~Shroud of Eden ~~2\|Shroud]] of [[Eden]]~~, uncovered ~~a lead that took her to~~ the ~~cathedral. After solving a puzzle, a door at the summit of the cathedral~~'s ~~dome opened to reveal a small chamber containing a [[Isu~~\|~~Precursor~~]] ~~necklace~~. ~~The chamber~~ was ~~soon after located~~ by the ~~[[British Rite of the Templar Order\|British~~ Templar]] [[Lucy Thorne]], who was also hunting the artifact~~, and the two traded barbs before engaging in~~ a duel ~~which ended with~~ Lucy ~~crashing~~ through a window and ~~escaping~~ with the ~~necklace~~.<ref name="Room">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[A Room with a View]]</ref>		In 1868, the British Assassin [[Evie Frye]], while searching for the Shroud of Eden, uncovered the secret room while using [[Edward Kenway's journal\|Kenway's journal]]. When she took the key, she was confronted by the Templar [[Lucy Thorne]] who was also hunting the artifact. After a duel, Lucy crashed through a window and but escaped with the key.<ref name="Room">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[A Room with a View]]</ref>

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==

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	=== Victorian Era ===		=== Victorian Era ===
	The present church, dating from the late 17th century, was part of a major rebuilding program in the city after the ~~{{Wiki\|~~Great Fire of London}} of 1666. Built on top of the remains of Old St Paul's Cathedral, the cathedral was one of fifty-four churches designed by [[Christopher Wren\|Sir Christopher Wren]].<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Database: St. Paul's Cathedral]]</ref>		The present church, dating from the late 17th century, was part of a major rebuilding program in the city after the [[Great Fire of London]] of 1666. Built on top of the remains of Old St Paul's Cathedral, the cathedral was one of fifty-four churches designed by [[Christopher Wren\|Sir Christopher Wren]].<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Database: St. Paul's Cathedral]]</ref>

	In 1868, the [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British Assassin]] [[Evie Frye]], while searching for a [[Shroud of Eden 2\|Shroud]] of [[Eden]], uncovered a lead that took her to the cathedral. After solving a puzzle, a door at the summit of the cathedral's dome opened to reveal a small chamber containing a [[Isu\|Precursor]] necklace. The chamber was soon after located by the [[British Rite of the Templar Order\|British Templar]] [[Lucy Thorne]], who was also hunting the artifact, and the two traded barbs before engaging in a duel which ended with Lucy crashing through a window and escaping with the necklace.<ref name="Room">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[A Room with a View]]</ref>		In 1868, the [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British Assassin]] [[Evie Frye]], while searching for a [[Shroud of Eden 2\|Shroud]] of [[Eden]], uncovered a lead that took her to the cathedral. After solving a puzzle, a door at the summit of the cathedral's dome opened to reveal a small chamber containing a [[Isu\|Precursor]] necklace. The chamber was soon after located by the [[British Rite of the Templar Order\|British Templar]] [[Lucy Thorne]], who was also hunting the artifact, and the two traded barbs before engaging in a duel which ended with Lucy crashing through a window and escaping with the necklace.<ref name="Room">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[A Room with a View]]</ref>

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			*''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' {{1stm}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' {{1st}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' {{1st}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]''

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