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York Minster

York Minster, formally the Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of St Peter in York, is an Anglican cathedral in the city of York, North Yorkshire, England. The minster is the seat of the archbishop of York, the second-highest office of the Church of England, and is the mother church for the diocese of York and the province of York. It is administered by…

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Founded
627; 1399 years ago (627)
Location
Deangate, York
Archbishop
Stephen Cottrell
Architectural type
Cathedral
Churchmanship
Anglo-Catholic
Completed
1472

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Dean and chapter

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Astronomical clock

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Illuminations

York Mystery Plays

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York Minster

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related to Organists · 19
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related to Architecture of the present building · 18
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related to Consulting architects · 15
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related to 1984 fire · 12
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related to Illuminations · 10
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related to Towers and bells · 9
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related to Notes · 8
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York MinsterArchbishopStephen Cottrell1.00infobox
York MinsterArchitectural typeCathedral1.00infobox
York MinsterChurchmanshipAnglo-Catholic1.00infobox
York MinsterCompleted14721.00infobox
York MinsterConsecrated3 July 14721.00infobox
York MinsterCountryEngland1.00infobox
York MinsterDeanDominic Barrington Adam Wilson (Assistant Organist)1.00infobox
York MinsterDedicationSaint Peter1.00infobox
York MinsterDenominationChurch of England1.00infobox
York MinsterDesignated14 June 19541.00infobox
York MinsterDesignated8 October 19371.00infobox
York MinsterDioceseYork1.00infobox
York MinsterFounded627; 1399 years ago (627)1.00infobox
York MinsterFunctional statusActive1.00infobox
York MinsterGroundbreaking6731.00infobox
York MinsterHeritage designationGrade I1.00infobox
York MinsterLength524.5 feet (159.9 m)1.00infobox
York MinsterLocationDeangate, York1.00infobox
York MinsterOfficial nameYork Minster cathedral precinct1.00infobox
York MinsterOfficial nameCathedral Church of St Peter, York Minster1.00infobox
York MinsterOS grid referenceSE 60323 521801.00infobox
York MinsterPrevious cathedralsat least 31.00infobox
York MinsterPrevious denominationRoman Catholic Church1.00infobox
York MinsterProvinceYork1.00infobox
York MinsterReference no.10177771.00infobox
York MinsterReference no.12572221.00infobox
York MinsterStatusCathedral1.00infobox
York MinsterStyleEarly English, Perpendicular1.00infobox
York MinsterWebsiteyorkminster.org1.00infobox
York MinsterWidth222 feet (68 m)1.00infobox

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