Feb 4, 2015 · Worcester Cathedral has been a place of Christian worship and prayer for fourteen centuries. The present building was begun in 1084 and is dedicated to Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary. The Cathedral's first and foremost purpose, of offering worship day by day, goes on.

Worcester Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of Christ and Blessed Mary the Virgin, is a Church of England cathedral in Worcester, England. The cathedral is the seat of the bishop of Worcester and is the mother church of the diocese of Worcester; it is …

Worcester Cathedral is one of England's loveliest cathedrals. It stands majestically overlooking the River Severn, close to the city centre. It has been a place of prayer and worship for fourteen centuries.

Worcester Cathedral is an Anglican cathedral in Worcester, England. It stands on a bank overlooking the River Severn. It is the seat of the Anglican Bishop of Worcester. Its official name is The Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Mary the Virgin of Worcester.

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Worcester Cathedral on the banks of the River Seven has stood in various forms since the year 680. There was a monastery on the site, and the ruins can still be seen. St Wulfstan is the major ecclesiastical figure associated with the Cathedral.

Situated majestically overlooking the River Severn, Worcester Cathedral is, alongside Gloucester and Hereford, one of the hosts of the famous Three Choirs Festival, whose history dates back …

From its humble beginnings as a modest Saxon church founded by St. Oswald in the 7th century, Worcester Cathedral has weathered the storms of history - surviving Viking raids, Norman conquests, and the tumult of religious upheaval.

Apr 28, 2023 · Worcester Cathedral has been a place of Christian worship and prayer for fourteen centuries. Worcester Cathedral is a magnificent sight as it rises majestically above the River Severn. Worcester has been the seat of a bishopric since the Seventh Century, and the Cathedral was served by monks until the Reformation.

Aug 30, 2016 · The eighteenth and nineteenth centuries were a time of renovation for Worcester Cathedral. Somehow, thirty-nine fifteenth century misericords survive at Worcester. There are also some fine spandrels (triangular bits between arches) depicting various scenes including a crusader doing battle with a lion not to mention the crypt and Arthur’s ...