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Durham Cathedral


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  • Variants

    • Dean and Chapter of Durham Cathedral
    • Cathedral Church of Christ and Blessed Mary the Virgin (Durham, England)
    • Cathedral Church of Christ, Blessed Mary the Virgin and St Cuthbert of Durham
    • Cathedral Church of Christ and St. Mary the Virgin (Durham, England)

  • Additional Information

    • Has Affiliation

    • Descriptor

        Anglican church buildings

    • Descriptor

        Cathedrals

    • Associated Locale

        Great Britain

    • Associated Language

        English

    • Field of Activity

      (fast) Public worship--Anglican Communion

    • Source: (OCoLC)fst02030308

      • (fast) Religious gatherings

    • Source: (OCoLC)fst01094082

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  • Sources

    • found: Theology in Durham in the Ramsey era, 1991:t.p. (The Dean and Chapter of the Cathedral)
    • found: Its website, viewed 31 May 2023(Durham Cathedral; address: The Cathedral Office, The College, Durham DH1 3EH; Anglican Cathedral church of the Diocese of Durham; it is the Shrine of St Cuthbert and the Venerable Bede, the Seat of the Bishop of Durham and a focus of pilgrimage and spirituality in North-East England)
    • found: Historic England website, viewed 31 May 2023(Cathedral Church of Christ and St Mary the Virgin; statutory address: Palace Green; Parish: City of Durham; Cathedral church, originally of Benedictine Priory, refounded 1541 as secular cathedral; first listed: 6 May 1952)
    • found: Wikipedia, viewed 31 May 2023(Durham Cathedral; home of the Shrine of St Cuthbert; cathedral in the city of Durham, County Durham, England; building of the present Norman-era cathedral started in 1093, replacing the city's previous 'White Church'; denomination: Church of England; previous denomination: Roman Catholic; commonly known as Durham Cathedral; originally known as the "Cathedral Church of the Blessed Mary the Virgin and St. Cuthbert the Bishop"; renamed by Henry VIII's charter of 12 May 1541, to the "Cathedral Church of Christ and Blessed Mary the Virgin"; the Dedication reverted to "The Cathedral Church of Christ, Blessed Mary the Virgin and St Cuthbert of Durham" in September 2005, reflected in the cathedral's constitution and statutes on 16 December 2008 [and in its current legal name])

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  • Change Notes

    • 1981-04-02: new
    • 2023-06-01: revised

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