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Lincoln Cathedral
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cathedral located in Lincoln in England
Key facts
- Location
- Lincoln , Lincolnshire
- Country
- England
- Denomination
- Church of England
- Previous denomination
- Roman Catholicism
- Tradition
- Anglo-Catholic
- Website
- lincolncathedral .com
- Dedication
- Virgin Mary
- Consecrated
- 11 May 1092
- Style
- Gothic
- Years built
- 1185–1311
- Length
- 147 metres (482 ft)
- Width
- 24 metres (78 ft)
- Height
- 160 metres (525 ft) (1311-1548)
- Province
- Canterbury
- Diocese
- Lincoln
- Dean
- Simon Jones
- Preceded by
- Old St Paul's Cathedral
- Surpassed by
- Tower of St. Mary's Church, Stralsund
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
Lincoln Cathedral | Welcome To The Home Of Lincoln Cathedral
Discover Lincoln Cathedral which stands as a beacon over the city of Lincoln. As a holy place built to the glory of God. Discover more by visiting.
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Wikidata facts
- Named after
- Mary
- Religion
- Anglicanism
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Dedicated to
- Mary
- Official website
- www.lincolncathedral.com
- Image
- Lincoln Cathedral viewed from Lincoln Castle.jpg
- Height
- 159.7
- Length
- 147
- Significant event
- earthquake
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- Commons category
- Lincoln Cathedral
- Commons Institution page
- Cathedral, Lincoln
- architectural style
- English Gothic architecture
- diocese
- Anglican Diocese of Lincoln
- inception
- 1201-01-17
- postal code
- LN2 1PX
- OS grid reference
- SK9779671808
- associated electoral district
- Lincoln
- number of viewers/listeners
- 292755
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Encyclopedic overview
Lincoln Cathedral, also called Lincoln Minster, and formally the Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Lincoln, is a Church of England cathedral in Lincoln, England. It is the seat of the bishop of Lincoln and is the mother church of the diocese of Lincoln. The cathedral is governed by its dean and chapter, and is a grade I listed building.
The earliest parts of the current building date to 1072, when bishop Remigius de Fécamp moved his seat from Dorchester on Thames to Lincoln. The building was completed in 1092, but severely damaged in an earthquake in 1185. It was rebuilt over the following centuries in different phases of the Gothic style, with significant surviving parts of the cathedral in Early English, Decorated and Perpendicular.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lincoln Cathedral” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.