St Macartan's Cathedral, Clogher
| St Macartan's Cathedral, Clogher | |
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Clogher, Tyrone | |
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| Status: | Cathedral |
 St Macartan's Cathedral, Clogher | |
| Church of Ireland | |
| Diocese of Clogher | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | H538516 |
| Location: | 54°24’37"N, 7°10’21"W |
| History | |
| Built 1744 | |
| Neo-classical | |
| Information | |
The Cathedral Church of St Macartan, Clogher is one of two cathedral churches in the Diocese of Clogher in the Church of Ireland; the other is St Macartin's Cathedral, Enniskillen. It stands I no great town but in the wee village of Clogher in Tyrone.
The cathedral was designed in 1744 by architect James Martin in a neo-classical style.[1]
History
According to tradition a monastery and bishopric were founded in Clogher around 490 by St Macartan on the orders of St Patrick.
In 1041, the church of Clogher was rebuilt, and dedicated to the memory of St Macartin. It was again rebuilt in 1295 by Matthew M'Catasaid, Bishop of Clogher, but burnt to the ground on 20 April 1396 along with two chapels, the abbey, the court of the bishops, and thirty-two other buildings with all their contents.
In 1610 under King James I, the abbey was dissolved and its lands and its revenues passed to the Diocese of Clogher.
The present building was erected on the site in 1744.
References
- ↑ Day, J.G.F. and Patton, H.E.: 'The Cathedrals of the Church of Ireland' (SPCK, 1932) page 30
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