Coventry Cathedral
Coventry Cathedral, also known as St. Michael's Cathedral, is an Anglican cathedral. It is in Coventry, West Midlands, England.
In fact, the city has three cathedrals. The first was St. Mary's, a monastic building, only a few ruins of which remain. The second was St Michael's, a 14th-century Gothic Cathedral, which was largely destroyed by a bombing raid in the Second World War. The cathedral was bombed on 14 November 1940 by the German Luftwaffe, which destroyed much of central Coventry. Nails found in the ruins were formed into a cross and consecrated in the Kaiser Wilhelm Gedächtniskirche in Berlin.
The third cathedral is the new St Michael's Cathedral, built to replace the bombed cathedral. It is an important example of 20th century architecture.
The cathedral is the seat of the Bishop of Coventry. The Right Reverend Dr. Christopher Cocksworth is the current Bishop of Coventry. He is the 9th Bishop of Coventry.
Coventry Cathedral Media
The interior of the old cathedral, c. 1880
The roofless ruins of the old cathedral.
The Angel with the Eternal Gospel, one of the panes of Hutton's 'Great West Screen', which was smashed in 2020
St Michael's Victory over the Devil, a sculpture by Jacob Epstein.
The spire of the original St Michael's Cathedral remains to this day.
Altar in the apsidal chancel of the ruin of Coventry Cathedral, with a cross made from burnt timbers from the destroyed roof
The Cross of Nails donated to the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church.
The new cathedral as seen from the tower of the old cathedral.
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