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St Davids Cathedral, St Davids, Pembrokeshire

Diocese of St Davids     (formerly: St Davids)

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The present cathedral was begun in 1181 on an early monastic site traditionally associated with St David. The cathedral was enriched by Bishop Gower in the second quarter of the fourteenth century when the pulpitum was constructed, and the nave roof and ceiling were completed in the 1530s. However the relics of David and Justinian were removed in 1538 by Bishop Barlow, and in 1648 much of the building was destroyed by Parliamentarian soldiers. The west front was built in 1793 by John Nash and George Gilbert Scott restored much of the building from 1862-77. The eastern chapels, including the Lady Chapel, were restored from 1900-10.

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	Virgin and Child designer: John Oldrid Scott about 1901 St Davids Cathedral, St Davids, Pembrokeshire Lady Chapel exterior gable
	Symbols from Revelation firm/studio: William Morris & Co (Westminster) designer: Frederick W. Cole 1956 St Davids Cathedral, St Davids, Pembrokeshire west wall of the north aisle
	The Risen Christ with St David and St George firm/studio: C.E. Kempe & Co Ltd 1923 St Davids Cathedral, St Davids, Pembrokeshire west wall of the nave
	Three Archangels firm/studio: C.E. Kempe & Co Ltd 1923 St Davids Cathedral, St Davids, Pembrokeshire west wall
	Virgin and Child 1950s St Davids Cathedral, St Davids, Pembrokeshire Lady Chapel
	Virgin and Child St Davids Cathedral, St Davids, Pembrokeshire Lady Chapel
	Virgin and Child with Musical Angels and the Four Evangelists firm/studio: C.E. Kempe & Co Ltd 1924 St Davids Cathedral, St Davids, Pembrokeshire east wall of the Lady Chapel
	Scenes from the Life of Christ firm/studio: John Hardman & Co. designer: John Hardman Powell 1870 St Davids Cathedral, St Davids, Pembrokeshire east wall of the choir
	The Crucifixion with Synagogue and Ecclesia designer: John Hardman Powell firm/studio: Salviati & Co. 1871 St Davids Cathedral, St Davids, Pembrokeshire east wall of the choir
	The Symbols of the Four Evangelists and the Adoration of the Lamb designer: W. D. Caröe artist: Frederick Brook Hitch patron: Jenkinson about 1932 St Davids Cathedral, St Davids, Pembrokeshire Chapel of St Edward the Confessor (south aisle of the retrochoir)

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