Английская Википедия:Cathedral Church of St. Fachtna
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The Cathedral Church of St. Fachtna, also known as the Cathedral Church of St Faughan,Шаблон:Sfn Ross Cathedral,Шаблон:Sfn and Rosscarbery Cathedral, is a cathedral of the Church of Ireland in Rosscarbery, County Cork in Ireland. Located in the ecclesiastical province of Dublin, it is the smallest cathedral in Ireland. Having once been the mother church of the Diocese of Ross, it is now one of three Anglican cathedrals in the United Dioceses of Cork, Cloyne and Ross, alongside Saint Fin Barre's Cathedral and Cloyne Cathedral.
Dating from the 1600s, it was extensively refurbished in the 19th century.
History
Early history
Fachtna of Rosscarbery came to the area in the late sixth century and founded a monastic site. It was known contemporaneously as Шаблон:Lang, or "wood of the pilgrims".Шаблон:Sfn This had been the principal monastery of West Cork; Brendan the Navigator taught there, and it was a school for international students in its time.Шаблон:Fact The ruins of a church erected by St Faughnan [sic] still exist on the southern slope of the land on which Rosscarbery is built.Шаблон:Sfn A church or cathedral has occupied the site since at least the tenth century,[1] and after Bishop John Edmund de Courcy resigned in 1517, Pope Leo X ordered an inquiry into the state of the diocese, and it was noted that by then a cathedral stood on the site.Шаблон:Sfn It was known at that time as Шаблон:Lang, or "Feachtna's big temple".Шаблон:Sfn
16th century
After the reformation, no Bishop of Ross was appointed by the crown until 1582, when William Lyon was enthroned. He was the last bishop to serve before the Diocese of Ross was merged with the Diocese of Cork. Шаблон:Sfn Bishop Lyon was unsatisfied with the cathedral, and undertook the erection of what he deemed to be a more suitable building. The building was either substantially renovated or entirely rebuilt, either between 1582 and 1589,[1] or between 1589 and 1612.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn This building was built in the perpendicular English style.Шаблон:Sfn
Previously the cathedral church of the Diocese of Ross,Шаблон:Sfn in 1583 the diocese of Ross was joined with the diocese of Cork, with the see being held in Cork ever since.Шаблон:Sfn It is now one of three cathedrals in the United Dioceses of Cork, Cloyne and Ross, with Cloyne having been added in 1835.[2]
17th century
During the Catholic Rebellion of 1641, the church suffered extensive damage, leaving it "wrecked".Шаблон:Sfn The nave and tower were destroyed, and the chancel and two chapels were used as a slaughterhouse. The former house of Bishop Lyon (who had died in 1617) was burnt down, and his deaf and dumb daughter perished in the fire.Шаблон:Sfn In the 1660s the nave was rebuilt. Шаблон:Sfn In 1696 it was ordered that a tower be built.Шаблон:Sfn Fallow describes the cathedral as having been "almost entirely rebuilt in the seventeenth century".Шаблон:Sfn
18th century - present
The spire of the original building was removed in either 1785,Шаблон:Sfn 1793,[1] or 1795,Шаблон:Sfn with the current spire being added in 1806 at a cost of IR£964.Шаблон:Sfn The walls of the church were freestone, but what remained of the old walls were plastered and dashed in 1880.Шаблон:Sfn Storms have blown the top of the spire over on two occasions, once in the winter of 1886, and then again in February 1923.Шаблон:Sfn
Between 2002 and 2005, major restorations were carried out on the cathedral, including rebuilding the organ and restoring the bells. In 2012, an additional bell was added to the tower.Шаблон:Sfn
Architecture
St Fachtna's is the smallest cathedral in Ireland, being the size of a typical parish church.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn Its tower is also the only tower in Ireland fitted with a ring of bells which has a ringers' gallery, allowing the ringing of the bells to be witnessed by the congregation.[3] The building is cruciform.
Peter Galloway described the building, as "an odd collection of architectural bits and pieces", noting that it incorporates only a little medieval work, while the mixture of Gothic and Georgian windows along with wooden casements with stone linteled heads leave the cathedral with a confusing architectural style.Шаблон:Sfn Located beneath the tower, the west doorway is in the Romanesque style.Шаблон:Sfn
The Cathedral contains a ring of six bells in the key of G, which are regularly rung.[3] The tenor bell weighs 636 kg.[4]
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