Glesga Cathedral
By the 12t century Glesga haed been gien the staundin o whit can nou be cryed a ceity an the cathedral wis the saite o the Bishops an Archbishops o Glesga. While there micht hae been widden biggins on the site, the first stane cathedral wis consecrate in aboot 1136 an gotten rid o for a muckler ane that wis consecrate in 1197. Extensions an alterins tae the cathedral biggins haes gaen on sinsyne. The maist recent addition is the Millenium Windae unveiled on 3 June 1999 by Princess Anne.
Glesga Cathedral | |
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The Cathedral o Saunt Mungo | |
The front o Glesga Cathedral, frae Cathedral Square | |
55°51′47″N 4°14′05″W / 55.8630°N 4.2346°WCoordinates: 55°51′47″N 4°14′05″W / 55.8630°N 4.2346°W | |
Location | Glesga |
Kintra | Scotland |
Denomination | Kirk o Scotland |
Previous denomination | Roman Catholicism (1137-1500s) |
Wabsteid | www |
History | |
Dedication | Saunt Mungo |
Dedicatit | 1136 |
Architecture | |
Status | Active |
Functional status | Heich Kirk |
Clergy | |
Meenister(s) | Rev'd Dr David Easton (Interim Moderator) |
Assistant | Rev'd Dr Edmund Jones (Locum Meenister) |
Laity | |
Director o muisic | Andrew Forbes |
Organist(s) | Dr Malcolm Sim |
Flouer guild | Norma A Clarkson-Gorman |
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