Christ Church Cathedral

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Christ Church Cathedral is a historic medieval Anglican cathedral in Dublin, Ireland, renowned as one of the city’s oldest and most important religious and architectural landmarks.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Anglican cathedral
church building
medieval cathedral
tourist attraction
architecturalStyle Gothic
Romanesque
Victorian Gothic Revival (restoration)
churchProvince Church of Ireland
cityCathedralOf Dublin
coCathedralWith St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin
country Ireland
cryptDate 12th–13th century
cryptStatus one of the largest cathedral crypts in Britain and Ireland
denomination Church of Ireland
diocese Diocese of Dublin and Glendalough
elevatedToCathedral 12th century
founded c. 1030
foundedBy Dúnán
Sitric Silkenbeard
foundedCentury 11th century
foundingReligiousOrder Hiberno-Norse community
function place of worship
tourist site
governingBody Dean and Chapter of Christ Church Cathedral
hasFeature chapter house
choir
large crypt
nave
tower
transepts
hasOrgan pipe organ
heritageDesignation protected structure
locatedIn Christchurch, Dublin
Dublin
Dublin city centre
majorRestorationBy George Edmund Street
majorRestorationPeriod 1871–1878
materials stone
name Christ Church Cathedral
notableBurial Strongbow (Richard de Clare) memorial
previousDenomination Roman Catholic Church
province Province of Dublin
rebuilt 12th century
19th century
religiousAffiliation Anglicanism
significance important medieval architectural monument in Ireland
major religious landmark in Dublin
one of Dublin’s oldest buildings
status active
cathedral

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Dublin
hasLandmark

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