Collegiate Churches - Collegiate Churches in England, Collegiate Churches in Scotland, Westminster Abbey, Elgin Cathedral, Rosslyn Chapel (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 60. Chapters: Collegiate churches in England, Collegiate churches in Scotland, Westminster Abbey, Elgin Cathedral, Rosslyn Chapel, Imperial Palace of Goslar, St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, St. Peter's Collegiate Church, Wolverhampton, Church of St Mary on the Rock, St Mary's Collegiate Church, Haddington, Church of the Holy Trinity, Stratford-upon-Avon, Collegiate Church of St Mary Youghal, Trinity College Kirk, Dirleton Parish Church, St Mary's Church, Warwick, St. Nicholas' Collegiate Church, St. Stephen's Church, Mainz, Abernethy, Perth and Kinross, Kirk o' Field, Kirk of St Nicholas, Aberdeen, Crichton Collegiate Church, Yester Chapel, Church of St. Mary Magdalene, Bridgnorth, Dunbar Collegiate Church, Dunglass Collegiate Church, East Lothian, Lincluden Collegiate Church, St Bartholomew's Church, Liege, List of collegiate churches in Scotland, Dornoch Cathedral, Marwell College, Collegiate Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St Anne, Glasgow, Collegiata di San Gimignano, Seton Collegiate Church, St Salvator's Chapel, Dumbarton Collegiate Church. Excerpt: Elgin Cathedral, dedicated to the Holy Trinity, sometimes referred to as The Lantern of the North is a historic ruin in Elgin, Moray, north-east Scotland. It was established in 1224 on an area of ground granted by Alexander II that was close to the River Lossie and outside of the burgh of Elgin. Before its transfer to its present position the cathedral was located at Spynie, 3 km to the north, and was served by a chapter of eight clerics. The new cathedral, much larger than before, was staffed accordingly with the number of canons increased to 18 in 1226 and then again to 23 by 1242. A fire in 1270 damaged the cathedral significantly initiating a major rebuilding programme that substantially increased the size of the edifice. It was unaffected by the Wars of Independe...