Manchester Cathedral

Manchester Cathedral is a Medieval church located on Victoria Street in central Manchester. The cathedral's official name is The Cathedral and Collegiate Church of St Mary, St Denys and St George in Manchester. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 450 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (480 × 640 pixel, file size: 202 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Manchester Cathedral, Manchester, England. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 450 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (480 × 640 pixel, file size: 202 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Manchester Cathedral, Manchester, England. ... The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times. ... St. ... This article is becoming very long. ...

Although constructed over a period of 600 years, its main architectural style is Perpendicular Gothic, replete with tall windows and flat fan-vaulted ceilings. The interior of the church contains many pieces of period art, notably the medieval woodcarvings of the Ripon Carvers. This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Gothic architecture is a style of architecture, particularly associated with cathedrals and other churches, which flourished in Europe during the high and late medieval period. ... A window is an opening in an otherwise solid and opaque surface through which light and, sometimes, air can pass. ... This intricate ceiling is part of the Capitol Theatre in Melbourne, Australia, designed by architect Walter Burley Griffin. ... The Bath, a painting by Mary Cassatt (1844-1926). ... Carved wooden cranes Wood carving is a form of working wood by means of a cutting tool held in the hand (this may be a power tool), resulting in a wooden figure or figurine (this may be abstract in nature) or in the ornamentation of a wooden object. ...

The Cathedral's current Dean, as of 2005, is the Very Reverend Rogers Morgan Govender. The previous Dean, the Very Reverend Kenneth Riley retired in 2005. In religious terminology, a dean is a title accorded to persons holding cartain positions of authority within a religious heirarchy. ... The Very Reverend is a style given to certain religious figures. ... In religious terminology, a dean is a title accorded to persons holding cartain positions of authority within a religious heirarchy. ... The Very Reverend is a style given to certain religious figures. ...

Services are currently held daily at 7.45am (Morning Prayer), 8.00am (Holy Communion), 1.10pm on Wednesdays and Fridays (Holy Communion), and 5.30pm (Evensong). Morning Prayer, in the Anglican Book of Common Prayer, also known as Mattins or Matins, was, until the last quarter of the 20th century, the main Sunday morning service most Sundays in all but the most high church Anglican parishes, with Holy Communion being the main Sunday morning service once... The Eucharist is either the Christian sacrament of consecrated bread and wine or the ritual surrounding it. ... The Eucharist is either the Christian sacrament of consecrated bread and wine or the ritual surrounding it. ... The term evensong can refer to the following: Evening Prayer (Anglican), the Anglican liturgy of Evening Prayer, especially (but not exclusively) so called when it is sung. ...

History

The first recorded Christian church in Manchester was built in the 7th century. After this was destroyed by the invading Danes, King Edward the Elder ordered the building of a new church near the earlier site in 923. This church was recorded in the Doomsday book as St. Mary's. Christians believe that Jesus is the mediator of the New Covenant (see Hebrews 8:6). ... St. ... The 7th century is the period from 601 - 700 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian Era. ... Edward the Elder or Eadweard I (c. ... Events June 15 - Battle of Soissons: King Robert I of France is killed, King Charles the Simple is arrested by the supporters of Duke Rudolph of Burgundy. ... The Domesday Book was a census carried out in England in the eleventh century. ...

Work on the current building began in 1215 within the confines of the Baron's Court beside Manor House. The occupying Lords of the Manor were the Grisley family and their coat of arms is still associated with the Catheral to this day. The Grisley family acted as stewards of the church, building and endowing the first chancery, the St. Nicholas Chancery. // Events A certified copy of the Magna Carta June 15 - King John of England forced to put his seal to the Magna Carta, outlining the rights of landowning men (nobles and knights) and restricting the kings power. ... Ightham Mote For the London district, see Manor House, London. ... In England, Lord of the Manor is a minor, feudal title. ... A modern coat of arms is derived from the medi val practice of painting designs onto the shield and outer clothing of knights to enable them to be identified in battle, and later in tournaments. ... The terms steward or stewardess can refer to a number of different professional roles. ... Endowment may refer to many things: Finance Financial endowment; relating to funds or property donated to institutions or individuals. ... A diocesan chancery is the branch of administration which handles all written documents used in the official government of a Catholic diocese. ...

In 1311 the succession of the Grisley family ended, and the estate passed by marriage to the de la Warre family. Between 1330 and 1360 the ornately carved entrance to the Lady Chapel and its former tower were constructed. In 1349 the St. Nicholas Chancery was endowed by the de Trafford family. The involvement of the de la Warre family was furthered in 1382 when Thomas de la Warre, later to be appointed Baron of Manchester, became Rector of the parish church. Events Bolingbroke Castle passes to the House of Lancaster. ... Succession is the act or process of pooing or of following in order or sequence. ... Estate is a term used in the common law. ... “Matrimony” redirects here. ... The chapel dedicated to the Blessed Virgin and attached to churches of large size. ... The Eiffel Tower Fire-observation watchtower in Kostroma, Russia. ... // Events January 9 - The Jewish population of Basel, Switzerland is rounded up and incinerated, believed by the residents to be the cause of the ongoing bubonic plague. ... Events End of the reign of Emperor Go-Enyu of Japan, fifth and last of the Northern Ashikaga Pretenders Emperor Go-Komatsu ascends to the throne of Japan John Wyclifs teachings are condemned by the Synod of London. ... Thomas la Warr, 5th Baron De La Warr (c. ... The word rector (ruler, from the Latin regere) has a number of different meanings, but all of them indicate someone who is in charge of something. ... A parish church is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish, the basic administrative unit of episcopal churches. ...

King Henry V chartered the church as a collegiate foundation in 1421 and it has had close ties with education ever since. Henry V of England (16 September 1387 – 31 August 1422) was one of the great warrior kings of the Middle Ages. ... Events March 21 - Battle of Baugé. A small French force surprises and defeats a smaller English force under Thomas, Duke of Clarence, a brother of Henry V of England, in Normandy. ...

The church was expanded many times over the following centuries by various town notables, and had its treasures plundered several times (notably by Edward VI in 1550 and during the English Civil War in 1649). Edward VI (12 October 1537 – 6 July 1553) became King of England, King of France (in practice only the town and surrounding district of Calais) and Ireland on 28 January 1547, and crowned on 20 February, at just nine years of age. ... Events February 7 - Julius III becomes Pope. ... The English Civil War consisted of a series of armed conflicts and political machinations that took place between Parliamentarians (known as Roundheads) and Royalists (known as Cavaliers) between 1642 and 1651. ... // Events January 30 - King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland is beheaded. ...

In 1847, the Diocese of Manchester was created, and the church was named its cathedral. Some extensive rebuilding and refacing also took place during the 1800s, so that the buildings do not look as old as other buildings of comparable antiquity. 1847 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Pope Pius XI blesses Bishop Stephen Alencastre as fifth Apostolic Vicar of the Hawaiian Islands in a Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace window. ... Beginning of the Napoleonic Wars (1805 - 1815). ...

During World War II, a German bomb severely damaged the cathedral; it took nearly twenty years to repair all of the destruction. Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... The Massive Ordnance Air Blast (MOAB) bomb produced in the United States. ...

The cathedral became a Grade I listed building on January 25, 1952. [1] Buckingham Palace, a Grade I listed building. ... January 25 is the 25th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

The building was again damaged by an IRA bomb in 1996. A Republican mural in Belfast depicting the hunger strikes of 1981. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...

The cathedral houses extensive parish and historical archives, dating back to 1421. In 2003, a project began to provide an exhaustive catalog of the archive's contents to the public. An archive refers to a collection of records, and also refers to the location in which these records are kept. ... Events March 21 - Battle of Baugé. A small French force surprises and defeats a smaller English force under Thomas, Duke of Clarence, a brother of Henry V of England, in Normandy. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

It was the setting for a marriage at the start of the 2006 episode of Cracker. Cracker is the title of a television crime series in the United Kingdom, made by Granada Television for ITV and created and principally written by Jimmy McGovern. ...

The Cathedral Bells

There are 10 bells in the cathedral tower hung for change ringing, which were cast in 1925 by Gillett & Johnston. The tenor (largest) bell weighs 28 cwt and is tuned to the key of D. The bells are rung for church service on a Sunday morning and for special occassions, the latest being for a visit by HM the Queen for The Royal Maundy. One of the recipients of the Maundy Money was the tower Captain, Roland Eccles, for 35 years of service to ringing and to the Cathedral community. Change ringing is the art of ringing a set of tuned bells in a series of mathematical patterns called changes, without attempting to ring a conventional tune. ... History William Gillett started a clock making business on Union Road in Croydon, UK in 1844. ... CWT is a three-letter abbreviation with multiple meanings, including: Continuous wavelet transform cwt – hundred weight – weight equal to 100 pounds. ...

Organ and Organists

Organ

Details of the organ from the National Pipe Organ Register

Organists

• 1980 - 1992 Stuart Beer (Choirmaster)
• 1981 - 1992 Gordon Brodie Stewart (Organist)
• 1992 - 1996 Stuart Beer (Director of Music)
• 1992 - 1996 Christopher Stokes (Organist)
• 1996 - Christopher Stokes (Organist and Master of the Choristers)

Gallery

The side entrance. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 450 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (480 × 640 pixel, file size: 232 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Manchester Cathedral, Manchester, England. ...

The rear. Download high resolution version (1728x2304, 483 KB)Manchester Cathedral, rear, photograph taken by Lmno on 9 Oct 2004 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...

The interior. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1280x960, 609 KB)my photo of the interior of Manchester cathedral Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ...

External links

• Manchester Cathedral website
• A timeline of the Cathedral's history
• A plan of the Cathedral

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