Chester Cathedral

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Anglican cathedral Church of England church cathedral

Chester Cathedral is a historic Church of England cathedral in Chester, England, renowned for its medieval architecture and role as the seat of the Bishop of Chester.

Aliases (1)

Chester Cathedral (restoration work) ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Anglican cathedral → Church of England church → cathedral →
architecturalStyle	Gothic architecture → Norman architecture →
cityCentreLocation	true →
country	England →
dedicatedTo	Christ → the Blessed Virgin Mary →
denomination	Church of England →
diocese	Diocese of Chester NERFINISHED →
ecclesiasticalProvince	Province of York →
elevatedToCathedral	1541 →
foundedAsAbbey	11th century →
function	cathedral church → parish church →
governingBody	Chapter of Chester Cathedral →
hasChoir	cathedral choir →
hasCloisterGarden	true →
hasFeature	Lady Chapel → cathedral close → central tower → chapter house → choir → cloister → medieval choir stalls → nave → organ → refectory → stained glass windows →
heritageDesignation	Grade I listed building →
heritageRegister	National Heritage List for England →
knownFor	historic monastic buildings → medieval architecture → music and choral tradition → richly carved choir stalls →
liturgicalTradition	Anglican liturgy →
locatedIn	Cheshire → Chester →
material	red sandstone →
namedAfter	Saint Werburgh →
openToPublic	true →
previousFunction	Benedictine abbey church →
previousName	Abbey Church of Saint Werburgh →
religiousAffiliation	Anglicanism →
seatOf	Bishop of Chester →
towerCount	1 →
usesLanguage	English →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Earl of Chester →	associatedWithCathedral
City of Chester →	hasFeature
Giles Gilbert Scott ("Chester Cathedral (restoration work)") →	notableWork