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St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin (Church Of Ireland)
Saint Patrick's Cathedral () 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 Unusually, St Patrick's is not the cathedra, seat of a bishop, as the Archbishop of Dublin (Church of Ireland), Archbishop of Dublin has his seat in the nearby Christchurch Cathedral, Dublin, Christ Church Cathedral; the two cathedrals are about 400 metres apart. Since 1870, the Church of Ireland has designated St Patrick's as the national cathedral for the whole of Ireland, drawing chapter members from each of the 12 List of Church of Ireland dioceses, dioceses of the Church of Ireland. The Dean of St. Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin, dean is the Ordinary (officer), ordinary for the cathedral; this office has existed since 1219. The most famous office holder was Jonathan Swift. Status Some believe it was intended that S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Street, Dublin
Patrick Street () is a street in the Middle Ages, medieval area of Dublin, Ireland. Location Patrick Street runs from Nicholas Street, Dublin, Nicholas Street at the north to New Street, Dublin, New Street at the south. It runs parallel to Bride Street. History Originally recorded as St Patrick's Street from 1285, the thoroughfare was named for St Patrick's Church, which was later replaced with St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin, St Patrick's Cathedral. In 1803, in the run-up to Irish rebellion of 1803, Robert Emmet's rebellion, the victims of a powerful explosion at his ammunition depot in Patrick Street were brought to Dr Steevens' Hospital. They included Darby Byrne and one of the Keenans, who were blown up at the time of the explosion and died in the hospital afterwards. In the mid-20th century, the junction of Patrick Street, New Street, Kevin Street, Dublin, Kevin Street and Dean Street, Dublin, Dean Street was referred to as "the Four Corners of Hell", in reference to fou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
