St Mary's Pro-Cathedral
The St Mary's Pro -Cathedral (Irish Leas - Ardeaglais Mhuire ) is a Roman Catholic Pro-Cathedral in Dublin, Ireland.
Although Ireland is predominantly a Catholic country, but the two cathedrals in Dublin, the Saint Patrick's Cathedral and Christ Church Cathedral, belong to the Protestant Church of Ireland.
History of the Cathedral
Prehistory
During the British occupation, there was the Reformation under Henry VIII. Anglican Church replaced the Roman Catholic Church as the state church throughout the English empire from. So it was banned in Ireland for centuries to celebrate a Catholic Mass in public. If you do not, but this attention, you had to face heavy penalties. With the repeal of this law, you could also build Catholic churches again.
Architectural History
Already in 1803 a committee was formed for the construction of a Catholic Pro-Cathedral. To the architect of the Pro-Cathedral was George Papworth ( 1781-1855 ). Construction began in June 1814.
On November 14, 1825 the new Archbishop of Dublin, Dr. Daniel Murray, the Pro-Cathedral consecrated. She was the first Roman Catholic bishop based in the UK since the Reformation, and was celebrated as a sign of Irish nationalism.
Equipment
The Pro-Cathedral is a mix of Greek and Roman styles. In the early 1990s there was a fire in the Pro-Cathedral, in which there was no major damage. The old Victorian altar was removed and replaced with a new one. The pulpit was moved.
Use
The St Mary's Pro -Cathedral is one of the largest churches in Ireland and the Episcopal Church of the Archdiocese of Dublin. Here also state funerals are held. One of them was that of Michael Collins in 1922 after he fell a victim to assassination.