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Christ Church Cathedral
Christ Church Cathedral is one of Dublin's oldest and most magnificent features. The site dates from around 1030 AD, and has seen a long succession of enhancements which reflect the history of Dublin
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itself. The church's history begins when the first bishop of Dublin, Dnn, was appointed by its founder: Sitric Silkenbeard, the Hiberno-Norse King of Dublin between 989 and 1036. Dublin was captured by Norman's in 1172 and soon afterwards, at the instigation of Norman knight Richard 'Strongbow' de Clare...
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 | St. Mary's Pro-Cathedral
Saint Mary's Pro-Cathedral is located on Marlborough Street, one block East of O'Connell Street, Dublin's main thoroughfare.
The Pro-Cathedral is a place of prayer, an oasis in the middle of a busy city where so many call each day to light a candle,
to pause and pray, to meditate, to worship at the liturgy. The Pro-Cathedral serves not only those who live in the parish, but also the staff members of business houses, thousands of office workers and public servants who work in the centre-city by d
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| Marlboro St, Dublin 1
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 | St Patrick's Cathedral Dublin
Saint Patrick on his journey through Ireland is said to have passed through Dublin. In a well close to where the cathedral now stands, he is reputed to have baptised converts from paganism to Christianity. To commemorate his visit, a small wooden church was built on this site, one of the four Celtic parish churches in Dublin. In 1191, under John Comyn, the first Anglo-Norman archbishop of Dublin, Saint Patrick's was raised to the status of a cathedral and the present building, the largest church in the country...
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