St Patrick's Cathedral
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cathedral in Dublin, Ireland
Key facts
- Location
- St Patrick's Close, Patrick Street , Dublin 8
- Country
- Ireland
- Language
- English
- Denomination
- Church of Ireland
- Previous denomination
- Roman Catholic (1191–1540)
- Churchmanship
- Broad Church
- Website
- www .stpatrickscathedral .ie
- Founder
- John Comyn
- Dedication
- Saint Patrick
- Style
- Gothic
- Length
- 287 ft (87 m) (internal) , 300 ft (91 m) (external)
- Width
- 160 ft (49 m) (across transepts)
- Province
- Dublin
- Diocese
- Dublin and Glendalough
- Dean
- W. W. Morton
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Encyclopedic overview
Saint Patrick's Cathedral (Irish: Ard-Eaglais Naomh Pádraig) in Dublin, Ireland is the national cathedral of the Church of Ireland. Christ Church Cathedral, also a Church of Ireland cathedral in Dublin, is designated as the local cathedral of the Diocese of Dublin and Glendalough.
Background
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “St Patrick's Cathedral” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.