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There has been an important church in St Andrews since at least the 8th century, and the seat of a bishop and then from the 15th century an archbishop until the abolition of prelacy in 1690. The town grew by the cathedral. Though once the ecclesiastical capital of Scotland, the cathedral now lies in ruins. | There has been an important church in St Andrews since at least the 8th century, and the seat of a bishop and then from the 15th century an archbishop until the abolition of prelacy in 1690. The town grew by the cathedral. Though once the ecclesiastical capital of Scotland, the cathedral now lies in ruins. | ||
The University of St Andrews, the oldest university in the English-speaking world after Oxford and Cambridge}}<noinclude> | The University of St Andrews, the oldest university in the English-speaking world after Oxford and Cambridge.}}<noinclude> | ||
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