St Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral, Edinburgh

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St Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral in Edinburgh is a prominent 19th-century Gothic Revival Anglican cathedral known for its striking spires and role as the mother church of the Scottish Episcopal Diocese of Edinburgh.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Anglican cathedral
Gothic Revival church building
cathedral
listed building
architect George Gilbert Scott
John Oldrid Scott
architecturalStyle Gothic Revival
bishopSeatOf Bishop of Edinburgh
category 19th-century church buildings in Scotland
Anglican cathedrals in Scotland
Churches in Edinburgh
Gothic Revival architecture in Scotland
completionDate 1917
consecrationYear 1879
constructionMaterial sandstone
coordinates 55.949°N 3.209°W
country Scotland
dedicatedTo Saint Mary
denomination Anglicanism
diocese Diocese of Edinburgh
function cathedral church
governingBody Chapter of St Mary’s Cathedral
groundbreakingDate 1874
hasChoir cathedral choir
hasCloister yes
hasOrgan pipe organ
hasSchool St Mary’s Music School (on the cathedral precinct)
heritageDesignation Category A listed building
heritageDesignationDate 1970
inception 1879
liturgicalTradition Anglican
locatedIn Diocese of Edinburgh
Edinburgh
New Town, Edinburgh
motherChurchOf Scottish Episcopal Diocese of Edinburgh
musicTradition choral
notableFeature three prominent spires
numberOfSpires 3
primaryUse Christian worship
province Scottish Episcopal Church
publicAccess yes
religiousAffiliation Scottish Episcopal Church
streetAddress Palmerston Place
towerHeight about 90 metres

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Robert Rowand Anderson notableWork St Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral, Edinburgh
historic county of Midlothian containsHistoricSite St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh
linked to: St Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral, Edinburgh