Cathedrals · Northern Ireland
Down Cathedral
Down Cathedral in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
About
Down Cathedral is a place of interest in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Down Cathedral, the Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity, is a Church of Ireland cathedral located in the town of Downpatrick in Northern Ireland. It stands on Cathedral Hill overlooking the town. It is one of two cathedrals in the Diocese of Down and Dromore (the other is Dromore Cathedral). The cathedral is the centre point of Downpatrick, a relatively new name for the settlement, having only come into usage in the seventeenth century.
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Background
History
The annals record that St Fergus was the first bishop of Down and there are good historical reasons to connect him, from about the end of the sixth century, to the broad area of mid-Down. Although not as ancient or carrying such well-attested historical importance as nearby Bangor Abbey, there is little doubt that in the period of the Celtic church, when monasticism was such a hallmark of Christian settlements, that a community of monks lived on - or near - the hill overlooking the Quoile. The royal charter was granted to Down Cathedral on 20 July 1609. John Wesley visited Downpatrick four times between 1778 and 1789 and on each occasion preached in the Grove on the hill of Down Cathedral.…
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- Coordinates
- 54.3271, -5.7226
- Address
- Market Street, Downpatrick, BT30 6LZ
- Established
- 1818
- Official site
- www.downrail.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q2942880 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Down Cathedral (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Down Cathedral?
- Down Cathedral is in Northern Ireland, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.3271°, -5.7226°.
- When was Down Cathedral built?
- Down Cathedral dates to 1818.