St Patrick's Cathedral (Armagh, Anglican)
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The St Patrick's Cathedral ( Irish Ardeaglais Phádraig ) in Armagh , Northern Ireland , the Episcopal Church of the Anglican Diocese of Armagh and the seat of the Primate of the Church of Ireland . It stands on the site of the first church of St. Patrick from the 5th century. Just a short distance away is the 19th century cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Armagh .
history
The cathedral hill was a cultic place in pre-Christian times. According to tradition, Patrick, the "Apostle of Ireland", built the island's mother church here in 445. His third successor, Cormac , founded a monastery near the church , which became the cultural center of Ireland and spread throughout Europe. A large stone church is certainly attested to the 9th century. In the 9th and 10th centuries, the church and monastery were attacked by Vikings at least ten times . King Brian Boru was buried here after the Battle of Clontarf in 1014 . After a period of decay, the church was restored in 1125. Archbishop Patrick O'Scanlan (r. 1262–1272) had them rebuilt in large parts in the Gothic style. Further profound renovations and changes were made in the 1360s and 1420s.
In the 16th century the English kings , who were also kings of Ireland , released the national churches of their territories from papal jurisdiction and made them subject to their own supremacy . All of Ireland's cathedrals and churches became Protestant, while the indigenous population remained loyal to the underground Catholic Church . In 1566 and 1641 Armagh Cathedral was destroyed in uprisings by Irish clans . The subsequent reconstruction and restoration measures in the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries, most recently in 2004, gave the church its current appearance.
Building
The cathedral in Gothic, Post-Gothic and Neo-Gothic forms has a cruciform floor plan. The nave has three aisles, the flat choir and the transept arms have one aisle. A massive square crossing tower stands above the crossing . Most of the furnishings date from the 19th century.
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Coordinates: 54 ° 20 ′ 52.1 " N , 6 ° 39 ′ 22.3" W.