The cathedral belongs to the Protestant Church of Ireland and is the seat of the bishopric of Cork, Cloyne and Ross. Named after an Irish clergyman, Bishop of Cork. In the 7th century, St. Findbar built a monastery and a school on this site, which was an important institution in Ireland until the 10th century. In the 19th century, the building was pulled down and replaced by a cathedral.
The temple was built according to the design of William Burges. The cornerstone was laid in 1865. The cathedral was consecrated in 1870, but construction work continued until 1879. The building is in the neo-Gothic style, the structure is monumental and soaring, with sharp arches and high towers. The highest of them is 73 m. The interior of the temple is decorated with over 1,260 sculptures and beautiful stained glass windows. Burges designed all the sculptures, mosaics, furniture and metalwork, thanks to which the cathedral is considered the most coherent neo-Gothic cathedral in Western Europe.
Legend has it that the people of Cork will be the first to know about the end of the world. An angel on the roof of the cathedral will start blowing his trumpet, announcing the Last Judgment.
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