St Anne's Cathedral Belfast
I'm down at Belfast's St Anne's Cathedral. Opened in 1904 the Cathedral narrowly escaped and survived the 2WW 'Blitz', when German bombers flattened surrounding housing.
I'm just taking a wee informal dander inside to give you an idea what to expect if you come down too.
St. Anne's Cathedral - Belfast Northern Ireland
St Anne’s Cathedral, also known as Belfast Cathedral, is a cathedral of the Church of Ireland in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It is unusual in serving two separate dioceses Connor and Down and Dromore, and is the focal point of the Cathedral Quarter in Northern Ireland’s capital city (
Built over a period of 80 years, the foundation stone to Belfast Cathedral was laid in 1899 and the nave was consecrated in 1904. The new Cathedral was built around the old Parish Church, which remained in use up until 27th December 1903, when the last service was held in it. The parish church, with the exception of the Sanctuary, which was incorporated in to the new Cathedral, was then demolished. In 1981 the North Transept was finished and in 2007 the addition of the Spire of Hope was made to the Cathedral.
It doesn't only happen to be a religious place, but entering St. Anne's Cathedral is like getting lost in a place that respects art and delivers it to the world through those different artists who have taken place in adding their touch to the building. From the artists of St. Anne's Cathedral, there is Esmond Burton who has sculpted the tympanum over the central archway of the west doors and who has work done in other places and parts as well around the world, there is also Morris Harding who Belfast Cathedral Commission was to become the major work of his career, there was also The Martin Sisters who were responsible for creating the mosaics in Belfast Cathedral, and there was also Sophia Rosamond Praeger who her work in Belfast Cathedral included the heads of the children above the front in the baptistery and the respond of justice which is at the east end of the north arcade, adjacent to the chancel arch, and shows Moses holding the tablets on which were engraved the Ten Commandments.
One could visit St. Anne's Cathedral in Belfast to worship God, which could happen in the ordinary ways while visiting the place and which could happen through the different events that are sometimes held there, and one could also visit the cathedral as some kind of touristic place that Belfast is well known with and which people tend to visit to get introduced to this cathedral on a more closer look.
Since this cathedral is considered the most famous in Belfast, Northern Ireland, then there must be something different about it or something that it could offer to the public. St. Anne's Cathedral is considered the only church in Northern Ireland to offer visitors and congregation members a pattern of daily sung services and it also serves musical education to choristers.
If you decided to come into this church as a tourist and not worshiper or pilgrim - just the same way we did to bring this video to you - you have to know that there are different mosaics, textiles, carvings, and many other historical artifacts found in the place which will catch your interest. There are cultural visits offered in the place from Monday to Saturday from 9 AM to 5 PM and from 1 PM to 3 PM on Sundays, but since it is first and for all a place where people come to worship and pray, there is always a quiet area that is found there, opening its gates for private prayers from 8 AM to 6 PM on Monday to Saturday and from 8 AM to 4 PM on Sunday.
There are still other places to visit while being in Belfast that comes in addition to St. Anne's Cathedral, such as going to the Botanic Gardens in the city ( going to visit the Titanic Museum and knowing more about when and how it was built ( checking Belfast Castle and enjoying one of the most known and important places related to this city ( walking around Victoria Park in Belfast ( and checking some of the other attractions of this city as well (
There are usually different events held throughout the year in Belfast, Northern Ireland, so whenever you are coming to visit this city, check out for any events happening during that time because you might end up with something of your interest, like the Christmas Market ( or even some food markets like St. George's Market which brings different good restaurants to the city (
Have you ever been to Belfast city before? What are the different places and attractions that you have been to and what are the ones you liked the most? Share with us your experience in Belfast and St. Anne's Cathedral and tell us more about the tips that you would like to share with those still planning for their trip or are about to visit Belfast soon.
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Sir Edward Carson's Grave St Anne's Cathedral Belfast
Edward Carson was the unionist leader and many view him as being the founding father of Northern Ireland. His statue stands in front of the steps at Stormont. He signed the Ulster Covenant. His is the only person to be buried in St Anne's Cathedral. I found his grave when I was taking a dander round the cathedral today. I had no idea that he was buried here!
Edward Henry Carson, Baron Carson PC, PC (Ire.), Kt, KC (9 February 1854 – 22 October 1935), known as Lord Carson, and from 1900 to 1921 called Sir Edward Carson, was an Irish unionist politician, barrister and judge. He was leader of the Irish Unionist Alliance and Ulster Unionist Party between 1910 and 1921, held numerous positions in the Cabinet of the United Kingdom and served as a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary. He was one of the few people not a monarch to receive a British state funeral.
His larger than life-size statue, erected in his own lifetime in front of the Northern Ireland parliament at Stormont, symbolizes the widely held perception that Northern Ireland is Carson's creation.
St Anne's Cathedral, Belfast
Anglican/Church of Ireland Cathedral in Belfast City Centre.
The Cathedral is open to the public from 8am - 6pm Monday to Saturday
Lyra Mckee's coffin arrives at St Anne's Cathedral in Belfast
Thousands of mourners lined the streets of Belfast today for the funeral of murdered journalist Lyra McKee, as a priest told them it should mark a new beginning for Northern Ireland. Miss McKee was killed by indiscriminate fire as she observed clashes between police and New IRA dissidents on the Creggan estate in Londonderry on April 18. Priest Father Martin Magill said her death should be a 'doorway to a new beginning' for Northern Ireland and the dissident republican gunmen who killed the 29-year-old reporter should lay down their arms. Pictured today (bottom from left): From left, Irish premier Leo Varadkar and Prime Minister Theresa May (left), DUP leader Arlene Foster and Sinn Fein's Leader Mary Lou McDonald (centre) and Ms McDonald with Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn (right).
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“Choral Music from St Anne’s”: St Anne’s Cathedral Belfast 1987 (Andrew Padmore)
An audio cassette recorded in St Anne’s Cathedral Belfast on 2-4 June 1987 and issued on the Abbey label (CACA 566). With the cathedral choir, directed by Andrew Padmore and accompanied by Ian Barber (organ).
1. God is gone up (Gerald Finzi)
2. Ave verum (William Byrd)
3. Litany to the Holy Spirit (Peter Hurford)
4. Expectans expectavi (Charles Wood)
5. Blessed are the pure in heart (Henry Walford Davies)
6. How lovely are thy dwellings (Johannes Brahms)
7. O clap your hands (John Rutter)
8. When David heard (Thomas Tomkins)
9. O lovely peace (G F Handel)
10. Evening Hymn (Henry Balfour Gardiner)
11. The day thou gavest (“St Clement”)
12. A Gaelic Blessing (John Rutter)
EXPLORING BELFAST: Inside St Anne's Cathedral, Northern Ireland
SUBSCRIBE: - St Anne's Cathedral in beautiful Belfast, Northern Ireland: Let's go for a quick tour inside Belfast's magnificent St Anne's Cathedral, Northern Ireland. Vic Stefanu, vstefanu@yahoo.com. Belfast is Northern Ireland’s capital. It was the birthplace of the RMS Titanic, which famously struck an iceberg and sunk in 1912. This legacy is recalled in the renovated dockyards' Titanic Quarter, which includes the Titanic Belfast, an aluminium-clad museum reminiscent of a ship’s hull, as well as shipbuilder Harland & Wolff’s Drawing Offices and the Titanic Slipways, which now host open-air concerts.
St Anne's Cathedral
The Cathedral was consecrated in 1904, although further sections have been added since -- including the striking stainless steel Spire of Hope added in 2007.
St Anne's Cathedral
St Anne's Cathedral = Belfast Cathedral. Belfast, Nothern Ireland
St Annes Cathedral Memorials to Irish Regiments of the British Armed Forces
St Annes Cathedral Belfast has a number of memorials to Irish & Ulster men who gave their lives as part of the British Armed Forces in numerous campaigns & conflicts over the years. It is also the final resting place of Sir Edward Carson.
O worship the King
O worship the King, BBC Songs of Praise from St Anne's Cathedral, Belfast
Kevin Conneff in Belfast Cathedral
Singing Sliabh Gallen Braes in St Anne's Cathedral Belfast, 18th June 2011
Day of Prayer in St Anne’s Cathedral on Vimeo 1
Various places in Belfast
St Annes P7 Class 2014
Class of Mrs Fitzpatrick St Annes PS Belfast 2014
Kabosh Belfast By Moonlight
This ritualistic drama charts the history of an ever changing city of Belfast, giving voice to the forgotten, celebrating personal endurance and presenting a refrain for Béal Feirste.
On a full moon, 6 spirits reflecting the rich past of Belfast, rise from their graves to tell their stories in St. George's Church.
Kabosh brings you the world premiere of a new play by Carlo Gébler with original music by Neil Martin, performed in the historical setting of St. George's Church as part of its bicentenary celebrations.
Belfast By Moonlight will run from Friday 18th until Thursday 31st October
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St Anne's PS P7 Class of 2016
St Anne's Belfast, P7 Class, Mr McCooe
Zadok The Priest
An organist rehearses Zadok The Priest
while we tour St. Anne's Cathedral in Belfast, Northern Ireland
August 3, 20115
Black Santa appeal, Belfast
By Kirsten Elder
DEAN John Mann has been collecting money at the annual Black Santa collection outside the doors of St. Anne’s Cathedral, Belfast.
So far generous people round the city centre have helped to raise £122,000, at the last count.
Dean John Mann said: “People have been giving a lot this morning, a lot of children have been donating today.
“It is hard to say if we will beat our target of £200,000, but I feel hopeful as people are still giving money.”
The Black Santa event has been running since 1976, and this is Dean John Mann’s fifth year collecting on the streets on Belfast.
If you would like to donate to the Black Santa appeal you can leave money outside St Anne’s Cathedral until 4.30pm on Christmas Eve.
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For the beauty (with piano)
In 2003, Philip composed For the beauty of the earth for the Harvest Festival Service at St Anne's Cathedral, Belfast. This is the later arrangement for SATB and the addition of piano which I hope you enjoy. It is available for purchase on my website. My chamber choir Ecclesium are singing it for the recording of my CD Love Never Ends in St Anne's Cathedral.
Donegall Place & Royal Avenue; Main Shopping Area in Belfast
Are you searching for the places where you are supposed to shop in while being in Belfast? Donegall Place and Royal Avenue are those where the international brands and shops are located and where you will most probably find all what you are searching for.
Donegall Place is the main shopping street in Belfast that runs from the north side of Donegall Square which is located in the centre of Belfast city. The name of the street or the square is taken from the Donegall family and in this area you will most probably find all the services which you might be searching for and which include the need for a bank for example.
In every single city out there in the world, there will be a specific street or area where one will get the chance to do some shopping and where the most well known brands are located, this of course comes in addition to some of the big centers and malls which might be scattered in other parts of the city.
When it comes to Belfast, Northern Ireland, and the places where one could do some shopping, Donegall Place and Royal Avenue will be the right answer. Both streets are right next to one another and the best thing about them both is that they are situated in the centre of the city so close to some of the most popular attractions that are found in Belfast.
Royal Avenue is another shopping street in Belfast that is located in the Cathedral Quarter ( and it has been recently identified with the more recent Smithfield and Union Quarter. Royal Avenue street might be even considered more famous when it comes to shopping than the Donegall Place because it has been the city's principle shopping thoroughfare since its establishment in 1881.
Heading to any of these two different streets in Belfast for shopping might be the first thing to come to your mind, but we have to say that they also stand as historical attractions that one might visit in this city. Royal Avenue street for example used to host the Grand Central Hotel which is the most prestigious hotel in Belfast which welcomed many famous figures back in time, such as King Leopold III of Belgium, Sir Winston Churchill, The Beatles and the Rolling Stones (
Royal Avenue begins from the Donegall Place junction with Castle Place and Castle Street, the road runs north to the North Street crossing where the former Bank of Ireland stands then it angles northeast to the Donegall Street intersection continuing in a northeasterly direction as York Street. This brings us to one important conclusion at the end which is that both streets are next to one another and walking through one will eventually take you to the other.
Royal Avenue is more historical than the Donegall Place and it even had its effects back during the time of the Troubles since it was targeted by the Provisional IRA due to its economic importance as a commercial zone and the presence of the British Army military barracks.
From the top attractions of Belfast which are located close to Donegall Place and the Royal Avenue street which you could visit, you will be close to St. Anne's Cathedral ( City Hall is very close to the Donegall Place since it is considered in the centre of the city ( and the Commercial Court which is situated in the Cathedral Quarter (
Walking the streets of Belfast might bring you to some attractions which you didn't even think about and they might not be all related to historical buildings and museums, but they might be related to old areas, walls, and it could be even about graffiti art ( such as those which are found in the Cathedral Quarter (
These two streets might be the most famous ones when it comes to Belfast shopping streets but in this city you will also find some important and famous shopping malls and centres that might not be as historical as those streets. The most famous shopping malls in Belfast are the CastleCourt Shopping Centre and Victoria Square and these come directly after the Donegall Place and Royal Avenue streets - another option you could go for if you are searching for a shopping place and you don't care about looking deeper into the history of the city itself.
If you don't want to do any shopping while you are visiting Belfast and touring the city, you could still have a walk through these two important streets because they might provide you with some good history and they will also give you the chance to know more about the atmosphere related to the centre of the city, keeping in mind that lots of attractions are located very close to these two different streets.
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