Elgin Cathedral
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| Elgin Cathedral | |
|---|---|
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| Denomination | Pre-Reformation kirk |
| History | |
| Authorisin papal bull | 10 Apryle 1224 |
| Foonder(s) | Bishop Andreas de Moravia |
| Dedication | The Holy Trinity |
| Dedicatit | 19 Julie 1224 |
| Events | Cathedral an chanonry damaged bi fire – in 1270, 1390 an 1402 |
| Associatit fowk | Keeng Alexander II Alexander Stewart, Earl o Buchan Alexander Gordon, 1st Earl o Huntly John Shanks |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Ruin |
| Heritage designation | Category 'A' leetit biggin |
| Administration | |
| Deanery | Elgin Inverness Strathbogie Strathspey |
| Diocese | Moray (est. x1114–1127x1131) |
| Clergy | |
| Bishop(s) | (O significance) Bricius de Douglas Andreas de Moravia Alexander Bur Patrick Hepburn |
Elgin Cathedral, sometimes cried The Lantern o the North, is a historic ruin in Elgin, Moray, north-east Scotland. The cathedral, dedicatit tae the Holy Trinity, wis established in 1224 on land grantit bi King Alexander II ootside o the burgh o Elgin an close tae the River Lossie. It replaced the cathedral at Spynie, 3 kilometre (1.9 mi) tae the north, that wis served bi a smaa chapter o aicht clerics.
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