Cathedral of the Holy-and-Indivisible-Trinity of Ely

The cathedral of the Holy-and-Indivisible-Trinity of Ely ( Cathedral Church off the Holy and Undivided Trinity off Ely ) is the church mother of the diocese of Ely, in the area of the East Anglia (England).

It was founded like monastery in 673 by holy Etheldreda, princess saxonne of the area, which rests besides inside the cathedral, vis-a-vis the Maître-autel.

Destroyed by the Danish in 870, the monastery was rebuilt to become a community bénédictine in 970.

The first work of the church, in its current form, began in 1083 under the direction of the Simeon abbot. The church was devoted cathedral in 1109. Then, during nearly 400 years, it was at the same time church of the monastery Benedictine and cathedral.

After the dissolution of the monastery by the king Henri VIII, it did not exist any more but as a cathedral

This cathedral presents two characteristics. The first is the Octogone , built to replace the central tower, Norman, who crumbled in 1322: these some 200 tons of wood, lead and glass supported by eight pillars and giving the impression to be suspended in space are, since, the pride of Ely. The second characteristic is the vault of the Virgin ( Lady Chapel ) who is the largest vault being devoted him in England.

See too

Related articles

  • Cathedral
  • List of the cathedrals
  • Religious building
  • List of évêchés and archbishop's palaces French

External bond

  • the official site of the cathedral

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