St Andrew's Cathedral (Glasgow)
St Andrew's Roman Catholic Cathedral (also called Saint Andrew's Metropolitan Cathedral or Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Andrew ) is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Glasgow . It is located on Clyde Street on the north bank of the River Clyde . It is the seat of the Archdiocese and the Archbishop of Glasgow.
history
Due to the Reformation in Great Britain , there were almost no Catholics in Glasgow until the mid-18th century . The building of Catholic churches was forbidden until 1778. This changed with the Industrial Revolution that drew many Catholic workers from Ireland to Glasgow. In 1805, Brother Andrew Scott took the initiative to rebuild a church for the growing number of Catholics in Glasgow. The architect James Gillespie Graham , who designed the church in the neo-Gothic style , was commissioned with the planning . The foundation stone was laid in June 1814, the completion on December 22nd, 1816. The church was named after the apostle Andrew in connection with the defunct St Andrews Cathedral and the old patronage of the apostle over Scotland.
The building of the new church was overshadowed by the hostility towards the Roman Catholic Church that was widespread in Great Britain at the time. Several times parts of the new building were destroyed by opponents of Catholicism at night, so that the construction site had to be guarded. On the other hand, the attacks also resulted in increased donations, so that the church building could be completed in the planned time despite the nocturnal destruction. In 1884, Saint Andrew's became the seat of the rebuilt Archdiocese of Glasgow , which had not existed since the Middle Ages . Accordingly, the church was elevated to a cathedral in 1889.
organ
The organ was installed in 1981 by the organ builder Michael McDonald in St. Andrew's. The instrument was built in 1903 by the organ builder Henry Willis & Sons for the former Congregational Church. The instrument has 31 stops on three manuals and a pedal . The organ has been in storage since the cathedral was renovated in 2009 and 2010.
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memorial
On July 2, 2010, a large memorial for the sinking of the Arandora Star on July 2, 1940 was inaugurated next to the church .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Information on the organ ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English)
Web links
Coordinates: 55 ° 51 ′ 19.5 ″ N , 4 ° 15 ′ 10.5 ″ W.