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The Cathedral Church of Saint Michael, commonly known as Coventry Cathedral, is the seat of the Bishop of Coventry and the Diocese of Coventry within the Church of England. The cathedral is located in Coventry, West Midlands, England. The current acting bishop is Ruth Worsley and the current dean is John Witcombe .
Open 10:00am–4:00pm. Coventry Cathedral is open as normal today. News & Updates. Introducing our new Canon for Worship and Welcome. 31 Mar — We are absolutely delighted to be able to announce that the Revd Nitano Muller has been appointed as our new Canon for Worship and Welcome.
Like the city of Coventry to which it belongs, Coventry Cathedral is a welcoming, multi-cultural place. We delight in greeting over 100,000 visitors each year, many of whom are children and people who proudly wear symbols of other faiths.
The destruction of Coventry Cathedral touched the hearts of many countries around the world, who contributed and gifted elements of the building of the New Cathedral. The decision to leave the Ruins as they were after the Blitz became a powerful global symbol of peace building and forgiving enemies.
Aug 14, 2019 · Coventry Cathedral, dating from the 14 th century, suffered a firestorm leaving it a virtual shell with only the tower and its spire still standing. A surviving medieval pinnacle stands among the ruins. © Historic England.
There is not one Coventry Cathedral, but two, standing side by side, and together they tell so much about this historic city and its heritage. In fact, there have been three cathedrals in Coventry, but to trace the origins of the very first we have to go back to the early 11th century.
Combining the evocative ruins of the bombed Cathedral Church of St Michael with the magnificent ‘casket of jewels’ designed by Sir Basil Spence, and voted the nation’s favourite 20th century building, Coventry Cathedral is a truly inspirational place to visit.
Coventry Cathedral. Several of England’s historic cathedrals were damaged in bombing raids during the Second World War. None suffered so terribly as the Cathedral Church of St Michael in Coventry.
Spence's design draws effectively from the cathedral's history and post-war mission. It's an uncompromisingly modern construction but also perfectly integrated with its past. Coventry Cathedral shows the visitor the waste and loss of war without flinching, but is not a forbidding structure.
May 25, 2022 · BBC television documentary from 2021, telling the story of the building of the new Coventry Cathedral in 1962 after the destruction of the medieval building in WWII.
