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Glasgow Cathedral

Glasgow Cathedral (Scottish Gaelic: Cathair-eaglais Ghlaschu) is a parish church of the Church of Scotland in Glasgow, Scotland. It is the oldest cathedral in mainland Scotland and the oldest building in Glasgow. The cathedral was the seat of the Archbishop of Glasgow, and the mother church of the Archdiocese of Glasgow and the Province of Glasgow, until the Scottish Reformation in the 16th century. Glasgow Cathedral and St Magnus Cathedral in Orkney are the only medieval cathedrals in Scotland to have survived the Reformation virtually intact. The medieval Bishop's Castle stood to the west of the cathedral until 1789.

The cathedral is dedicated to Saint Mungo, the patron saint of Glasgow, whose tomb lies at the centre of the building's Lower Church. The first stone cathedral was dedicated in 1136, in the presence of David I. Fragments of this building have been found beneath the structure of the present cathedral, which was dedicated in 1197, although much of the present cathedral dates from a major rebuilding in the 13th century. Following its foundation in 1451, the University of Glasgow held its first classes within the cathedral's chapter house. After the Reformation, Glasgow Cathedral was internally partitioned to serve three separate congregations (Inner High, Outer High and Barony). The early 19th century saw a growing appreciation of the cathedral's medieval architecture, and by 1835 both the Outer High and Barony congregations had moved elsewhere in the city, allowing the restoration of the cathedral to something approaching its former glory.

Glasgow Cathedral has been Crown property since 1587. The entire cathedral building passed into the care of the state in 1857, and today it is the responsibility of Historic Environment Scotland. The congregation is today part of the Church of Scotland's Presbytery of Glasgow.

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Glasgow Cathedral

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Had a walk about and a look see in the Glasgow Cathedral, Scotland

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[azvolrien]

I forgot to upload any of the photos I took at the time, but I took a little day trip through to Glasgow in the week between Christmas and Hogmanay.

First stop was Glasgow Cathedral, which - like St Giles - is not technically a cathedral at present as the Church of Scotland doesn't have bishops, but it was until the Reformation and is in fact the oldest cathedral in mainland Scotland (the oldest in Scotland, full stop, being St Magnus in Orkney). Really, it's fair to consider it the ancient heart of the city; Glasgow was a pretty small monastic and scholarly community until the Industrial Revolution kicked off and it became the powerhouse of trade and industry of later years.

It's an odd shape for a church. It's very long, but with little stubby transepts that don't extend any further than the side-aisles of the nave.

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[guanyu-in-glasgow]

The interior of Glasgow Cathedral isn't the only eye-catching thing in this pic! Zhou Guanyu visited the famed Cathedral and expressed awe at the difference between historical Scottish and Eastern Chinese architecture. He certainly seemed to love the convenient catwalk though!

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glasgow cathedral + necropolis (city of the dead)

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[maypoleman1]

13th January

St Mungo’s Day

Source: Aleteia website

Today is St Mungo’s Day. The facts we know about this saint are sparse and functional: Mungo was a seventh century bishop and missionary who resided in the British territory of Strathclyde and who founded a church on the site of what would become Glasgow Cathedral. However, Mungo was one of those saints around whom legends grew, including many features of Celtic pagan mythology. He was rumoured to have been borne of a virgin mother whose disbelieving husband cast her adrift in a coracle on the Firth of Forth. She was cast up in Culross where she gave birth to Mungo. As a young man, Mungo became friends with the equally mythic St Serf and brought his chum’s deceased pet robin back to life. Impressed, Serf suggested Mungo take holy orders and serve under Fergus of Kernach, the holiest man in Strathclyde. No sooner had Mungo arrived to take his vows, then Fergus dropped dead. Mungo put the body in a cart and yoked it to two bulls ordering them to take it where they will. Mungo built a church on the site where the bulls stopped which eventually became Glasgow Cathedral.

Mungo, perhaps in honour of his mother, also came to the aid of an adulterous queen. Her husband, hearing that his wife had given her ring to her lover as a gift, demanded to see it. Knowing she was in trouble, the queen summoned Mungo, whose strange response was to request a salmon to eat. When he tucked in, the queen’s ring was discovered miraculously in its mouth. A fish with a ring in its mouth can be seen on Glasgow’s coat of arms to this day. Delving into full blown pagan memory, Mungo also came to the aid of a wretched Merlin, who blamed himself for a British defeat at the hands of the Saxons. He was condemned to spend the rest of his days as a hermit but he begged Mungo to help him avoid this fate by granting him a triple death. Mungo obliged. Merlin was soon set upon by brigands who beat him semi-conscious, and then threw him into the Tweed, where his body was impaled by an underwater stake. Beaten, drowned and transfixed, thrice-slain Merlin was then able to enter the afterlife.

Quite how a hard working early medieval bishop like Mungo became associated with such stories is unknown.

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[historicgraffito]

Five pointed star or ‘pentangle’ on the upper level of the Glasgow Cathedral.

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Glasgow: Top 9 Places To Visit in Glasgow, Scotland

Glasgow: Top 9 Places To Visit in Glasgow, Scotland

Attractions And Places To Visit In Glasgow Glasgow, Scotland is a great place for culture lovers. The impressive collection of modern art at the city’s Art Gallery is a highlight. This gallery is open to the public at no cost. The city’s famed architecture can be viewed as well. This building was designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh (a Scottish architect) and is a great spot to see the…

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Glasgow Cathedral and Necropolis

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[celticculture]

📷 myinstascotland

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[ellrond]

I love when ppl who have a very limited understanding of Christianity call all religiously tortured ppl the epitome of Catholic guilt or whatever like. Catholic hedonism is superior but also Protestant guilt is superior at the same time. Enough with the Protestant erasure!!!!!!!!!!

#ppl who know very little abt Christianity r so funny when they talk abt it #I went to Glasgow cathedral the other day #and some dumb American said loudly that Lutheranism is the closest sect to Catholicism #she was so confident in being so wrong #I laughed out loud and I hope she heard me #anyway I love being a hater