Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity This cathedral was founded in in 1140 and consecrated in 1148. It was originally St. Augustine’s Abbey but in 1542, after the Dissolution of the Monasteries, it became the seat of the newly created Bishop of Bristol and the cathedral of the new Diocese of Bristol. The…
Immaculate Conception Cathedral – Victoria, Seychelles
Cathedral of Our Lady of Immaculate Conception This cathedral is the mother church of the Catholic Diocese of the Seychelles. It was built on the site of Father Leon of Avanchers’ vault in 1892. It is one of the Seychelles earliest churches and underwent a major refurbishment from 1993-95. The cathedral is built in the…
St. Paul’s Cathedral – Victoria, Seychelles
This cathedral is the mother church of the Anglican Diocese of Seychelles and the seat of the Bishop of Seychelles. The cathedral was founded in 1859 by the first Bishop of Mauritius, Vincent William Ryan. Due to the ever increasing congregation, it was decided to rebuild the cathedral and this happened between 2001-04.
St. Barbara’s Church – Kutná Hora, Czech Republic
Chrám svaté Barbory This is a Roman Catholic church in Kutná Hora in the style of a cathedral. It is dedicated to St. Barbara who is the patron saint of miners (amongst others), which is quite appropriate for a town whose wealth was based entirely on it’s silver mines. Construction began in 1388 but due…
Sedlec Ossuary – Kutná Hora, Czech Republic
The Cemetery Church of All Saints with the Ossuary The church was built in the cemetery grounds of Sedlec Cathedral around 1400. The church was built with an upper vaulted level and a lower chapel to be used as an ossuary for the mass graved unearthed during it’s construction or those marked for destruction to…
Sedlec Cathedral – Kutná Hora, Czech Republic
Cathedral of the Assumption of Our Lady and St. John the Baptist This is the oldest Cistercian cathedral in Bohemia and dates back to 1142 when it was founded by monks from Waldsassen Abbey in Bavaria. This was the time of the largest expansion of the Cistercian Order. The abbey was originally built in the…
Wells Cathedral
The Cathedral Church of St. Andrew This Anglican cathedral is located in the city of Wells in Somerset. It is the seat of the Bishop of Bath and Wells and is the mother church of the diocese. It was built between 1175 and 1490. It is moderately sized for a medieval cathedral of the period…
Dunblane Cathedral
Christianity was first established in Dunblane in the year 602 by followers of St. Blane. The cathedral dates back to the 12th Century and most of what stands today was constructed during the bishopric of Clement (1233-58). When he died, the Lady Chapel had been built and most of the cathedral as it largely stands…
St. Machar’s Cathedral, Aberdeen
Cathedral Church of St. Machar, Old Aberdeen This is a Church of Scotland church located in the former Burgh of Old Aberdeen. Technically it is no longer a cathedral but rather a ‘High Kirk’ as it has not been the seat of a bishop since 1690. The settlement of 1690 ended many years of strife…
King’s College Chapel, Aberdeen
This is the main chapel used by the University of Aberdeen. It is dedicated to the Trinity and the Blessed Virgin Mary in her Nativity. Construction began in 1498 and ended with the consecration of the building in 1509. The most notable architectural feature of the Chapel is it’s Crown Tower which has become an…
St. Andrew’s, Aberdeen (Cathedral status temporarily suspended)
Cathedral Church of Saint Andrew In September, 2020 St Andrew’s was temporarily closed due to the condition of the fabric of the building and it’s status as the Diocese of Aberdeen and Orkney’s Cathedral was removed. This is now held by St Mary’s, Carden Place as Pro-cathedral. The church has now reopened for worship in…
Santo Niño Basilica – Cebu, Philippines
Basílica Minore del Santo Niño de Cebú The Santo Niño Basilica was founded in 1565 and is the oldest Roman Catholic Church in the country. It is built on the spot where the image of the Santo Niño de Cebú was found during the expedition of Miguel López de Legazpi. The icon, a statuette of…
Cathedrals and Churches I've Visited on my Travels 