Chester Cathedral - Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary - Chester
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Ddraig Ddu
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On the 26th July 1541, the King sealed with his Privy Seal the writ establishing the Cathedral and the Great Seal was added on the 4th of August 1541, thus legally constituting the Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary in Chester.
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Location: North West England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 12/09/2011
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The monastery of St Werburgh was dissolved on the 20th January 1540 but the following year King Henry VIII decided to reconstitute the old monastery as the new Cathedral of the recently created Diocese of Chester. On the 26th July 1541, the King sealed with his Privy Seal the writ establishing the Cathedral and the Great Seal was added on the 4th of August 1541, thus legally constituting the Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary in Chester. We'll be celebrating our 470th birthday with Tudor birthday cake on both these dates. - with thanks to:- (
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Opening Hours
Monday - Saturday:-
9.00 am – 5.00 pm
Sunday -
1.00 pm – 4.00 pm
Bank Holidays: The Cathedral is open to visitors at 10.00 am
The cathedral is a magnificently imposing building in the center of Chester that is quite a sign to behold. There is a charge to go into the main area of £5 for adults, so the pictures I have taken are external only.