Description of the attraction
The Cathedral of the Church of Christ (Cathedral of Christ), officially called the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, is located in the center of the ancient city of Dublin, the capital of Ireland. This is one of the oldest and most beautiful cathedrals in the city.
Dublin has a unique situation: there are two cathedrals in one city at once - the Cathedral of Christ and the Cathedral of St. Patrick - have the status of a cathedral. For quite a long time they were in a state of constant rivalry. In 1300, an agreement was adopted on the delimitation of powers, according to which, for example, the cross, miter and ring of the deceased archbishop should be kept in the Cathedral of Christ, and the burial of bishops should be held alternately in both cathedrals; on the whole, however, the two councils must act together and on an equal footing. In 1870, St. Patrick's Cathedral was given national status, and the seat of the Dublin bishop's chair was designated the Cathedral of Christ.
The Cathedral of Christ is somewhat older than the Cathedral of St. Patrick, in 1030 versus 1191. Originally it was a wooden church within the boundaries of a Viking settlement. In 1180, the reconstruction of the cathedral in stone began.
Despite the fact that the cathedral was Dublin's main church, by the 19th century it had fallen into a terrible state. At the end of the 19th century, large-scale work was carried out on the reconstruction of the cathedral, some of the dilapidated and dilapidated buildings were dismantled and replaced with new ones, and it is not always possible to say with certainty which parts belong to the Middle Ages and which were completed in the Victorian era.
The crypt of the cathedral, built in 1172-73. - the largest in Britain and Ireland. It houses two of the oldest secular carved statues previously kept in the town hall.
