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Cathedrals · West Midlands

St Mary's Priory and Cathedral

In or near Coventry.

St Mary's Priory and Cathedral — ruins of the first cathedral in Coventry, England.

St Mary's Priory and Cathedral

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St Mary's Priory and Cathedral is a cathedral in west midlands. Established 1300. (Ruins of the first cathedral in Coventry, England.) Wikipedia notes: "St Mary's Priory and Cathedral was a Roman Catholic institution in Coventry, England, founded in the 12th century by transformation of the former monastery of St Mary, and destroyed during the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the early 16th century. It was located on a site north of Holy Trinity and the former St Michael's parish churches in the centre of the city, on a site bordered by Priory Row to the south, Trinity Street to the west, and the River Sherbourne to the north.". Coordinates 52.4089°, -1.5092°. Sources are credited at the bottom of this page.

Coordinates
52.4089, -1.5092
Established
1300

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