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The Cathedral Church of Saint Michael, commonly known as Coventry Cathedral, is the seat of the Bishop of Coventry and the Diocese of Coventry within the Church of England. The cathedral is located in Coventry, West Midlands, England. The current acting bishop is Ruth Worsley and the current dean is John Witcombe. The city has had three cathedrals.
The Cathedral Church of St Michael was almost completely destroyed in the Coventry Blitz of 1940; its ruins are now a Grade I listed building. There are 19 Grade I listed buildings in the City of Coventry. In the United Kingdom, a listed building is a building or structure of special historical or architectural importance. These buildings are legally protected from demolition, as well as from ...
The new Coventry Cathedral was opened in 1962 next to the ruins of the old. It was designed by Sir Basil Spence. The cathedral contains the tapestry Christ in Glory in the Tetramorph by Graham Sutherland. The bronze statue St Michael's Victory over the Devil by Jacob Epstein is mounted on the exterior of the new cathedral near the entrance.
Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. Download coordinates as: KML; ... Diocese of Coventry: 1962 replaced the cathedral (parish church till 1918) lost during ...
Graham Sutherland, Christ in Glory in the Tetramorph, 1962, in Coventry Cathedral. Christ in Glory in the Tetramorph is a large tapestry by Graham Sutherland, installed at the north end of the new Coventry Cathedral in Coventry, England, as a focal point to the nave. It was unveiled in March 1962, shortly before the cathedral was consecrated in ...
English: St Michael and the Devil, Coventry Cathedral The statue is on the east wall of the Cathedral[1] adjacent to the entrance steps and Baptistry window. When the artist, Sir Jacob Epstein, received the commission he was already 76 years old and did not live to see his finished sculpture in position - it was unveiled by his widow.
West wall ruins of St Mary's Cathedral. St Mary's Priory and Cathedral was a Roman Catholic institution in Coventry, England, founded in the 12th century by transformation of the former monastery of St Mary, and destroyed during the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the early 16th century.
Map all coordinates ... Pages in category "Tourist attractions in Coventry" ... This list may not reflect recent changes. C. Coventry Cathedral; Coventry Zoo; Holy ...