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Aine Fox

‘Lord’s Prayer better recognised than national anthem, Churchill or Shakespeare’

More people recognised an extract from the Lord’s Prayer than the national anthem, according to research conducted for the Church of England (Alamy/PA) -

An extract from the Lord’s Prayer was more recognisable to people than part of the British national anthem and one of Shakespeare’s most famous works, polling has suggested.

The prayer, also known as the Our Father, also appeared better known than a famous line from Star Wars, the words of wartime prime minister Winston Churchill and Liverpool football anthem You’ll Never Walk Alone, according to the survey.

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