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	Cathedral Information - TextSheet.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		John Lateran, the cathedral church of the Pope as bishop of Rome and patriarch of the West, alone in Western Europe possesses potentially a patriarchal character.
		The removal of a bishop's cathedra from a church deprives that church of its cathedral dignity, although often the name clings in common speech, as for example at Antwerp, which was deprived of its bishop at the French Revolution.
		In Germany and in Scandinavia, and in a few of the cathedral churches in the south of France, the provost was the ordinary head of the cathedral chapter, but the office was not common elsewhere.
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	Cathedral (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		In this sense therefore, the word ''cathedral'', although colloquially used as a noun, is in fact the adjective of the proper term ''cathedral church'', from the Latin ''ecclesia cathedralis'' (where "church" is the operative word).
		Although a cathedral may be amongst the grandest of churches in the diocese (and country), especially in the medieval and rennaisance times, this has never been a requirement and (especially in modern times, where functionality rather than grandeur are the foremost consideration) a cathedral church may be modest in structure.
		The cathedral church of St. John Lateran, the cathedral church of the Pope as bishop of Rome and patriarch of the West, alone in Western Europe/ possesses potentially a patriarchal character.
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	Cathedral Article, Cathedral Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		A Cathedral is a large imposing Christian church, technically the central church of a bishopric.
		In Germany and in Scandinavia, and in a few of the cathedral churches in the south of France, theprovost was the ordinary head of the cathedral chapter, but the office was not common elsewhere.
		In England the dean was the head of all the secular cathedral churches, and was originallyelected by the chapter and confirmed in office by the bishop.
	www.anoca.org /church/chapter/cathedral.html (1420 words)

	Minster (cathedral) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In English usage a minster is a grand type of church; the term may be extended to apply to a cathedral, such as York Minster.
		Thus minster originally applied to the church of a monastery or a chapter: it was an abbot who presided in the minster, rather than a bishop, as at a cathedral.
		Westminster Abbey is not the seat of the Bishop of London, whose seat is St Paul's Cathedral.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/M%FCnster_%28cathedral%29 (251 words)

	Minster (cathedral) - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		The word is derived from Latin monasterium and was used for the church belonging to a monastery or a chapter.
		In other places in Europe, "minster" has become simply a historical term for a particular church, e.g.
		the minsters of Strasbourg (France); Basel and Bern (Switzerland); Bonn, Essen, Freiburg, Aachen, Hameln, Doberan (all Germany).
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Minster_%28cathedral%29 (186 words)

	Minster (cathedral) -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		A minster is a type of (Any large and important church) cathedral.
		The word is derived from Latin monasterium and was used for the church belonging to a (The residence of a religious community) monastery or a (A local branch of some fraternity or association) chapter.
		In the case of the (Click link for more info and facts about Ulm Münster) Ulm Münster in (A republic in central Europe; split into East German and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990) Germany, it was used for a particularly prosperous parish church boasting a plethora of clergy.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/m/mi/minster_(cathedral).htm (169 words)

	York Minster
		E have already given some slight account of the foundation of the first Christian Church in Northumbria, out of which the Cathedral or Minster of York finally sprang; but the erection of the present edifice was not completed till the close of the thirteenth century, or up to 1402.
		The central tower was probably built by John Skirraw, a prebendary of the cathedral, the towers at the west end by John de Birmingham, about the year 1402; his name, with a figure of a bear, was cut in relief on the west front of the south tower; but this was destroyed by fire.
		The Minster has, internally, a nave, choir, and lady-chapel, each with two aisles, and north and south transepts, with two aisles, and a lantern in the middle.
	www.mspong.org /picturesque/york_minster.html (1282 words)

	Malcolm Bull's Calderdale Companion: Foldout (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		This former Parish church became a cathedral in 1905, and the diocese was established in 1905
		The cathedral was founded in 995 as a final resting place for the remains of Saint Cuthbert, which had been moved about for many years after they had been removed from Lindisfarne and the threat of the Vikings.
		The cathedral was ransacked during the Rising of the North.
	members.aol.com /calderdale/mmc366.html (4587 words)

	Encyclopedia: Minster (cathedral) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		A cathedral is a Christian church building, specifically of a denomination with an episcopal hierarchy (such as the Roman Catholic Church or the Anglican churches), which serves as the central church of a bishopric.
		Beverley Minster, in Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire, is generally regarded as the most impressive (architecturally speaking) church in England that is not a cathedral.
		Reading Minster, or the Minster Church of St Mary the Virgin as it is more properly known, is the oldest ecclesiastical foundation in Reading, Berkshire.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Minster-(cathedral) (629 words)

	Minster - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Lytchett Minster, Dorset was the chapelry for Sturminster Marshall.
		Minster, Ohio : a village located in Auglaize County, Ohio, United States, with a population of 2794 in 2000.
		This is a disambiguation page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Minster (92 words)

	York Minster
		The pagan invaders left the church alone, and one Danish king, Guthfrith, converted to Christianity and was buried in the Minster in 895.
		The new Norman Archbishop of York, Thomas of Bayeux, rebuilt the Minster.
		York Minster suffered heavily duriing the English Reformation and its aftermath; the chantry chapels and altars were torn down under Edward VI, and much of the cathedral plate was lost.
	www.britainexpress.com /cities/york/minster.htm (929 words)

	Cathedral (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Although the term is often used simply to mean any large and impressive church building, a cathedral, more correctly "cathedral church" (ecclesia cathedralis), is the church which contains the official "seat" or throne of a bishop.
		Again, as the chief house of God in a region, the cathedral church was called the Domus Dei, and from this name the Germanic Dom- prefix for church is derived, and the Italian Duomo.
		The provost of Eton, introduced by VI of England">Henry VI of England, occupied a position most nearly approaching that of a foreign cathedral provost.
	www.findword.org /ca/cathedral.html (2476 words)

	Cathedral of York
		The city of York is one of the most ancient in England, The medieval chronicler, Geoffrey of Monmouth, believed that its foundation dated from the time that "king David ruled in Judea." The Romans named the city Eburacum, fortifying it during the early second century; it became the chief military town of the British Isles.
		The cathedral as it stands today dates primarily from the 13th and 14th centuries, but with highly important stained glass and interior furnishings into the 15th century.
		English cathedrals were invariably monasteries and cathedrals, that is, they housed monks who were headed by an abbot or prior, as well housing the office of the bishop who administered a diocese.
	www.holycross.edu /departments/visarts/projects/anglia/york/york.htm (631 words)

	Touring Winchester Cathedral on Britannia: Old Minster (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Old Minster, excavated in the 1960's, appears now only as a brick outline on the grounds to the north of the existing cathedral building.
		In the 960's, monks of the Benedictine Order were introduced, and the Old Minster served as both monastery and cathedral church (a form known as a "cathedral priory" unknown outside of England).
		Shortly after the Conquest, though, the new Norman Bishop Wakelin was given the responsibility of building a completely new romanesque-style (Norman) cathedral (parts of which are still visible, today, mainly in the north and south transepts).
	www.britannia.com /tours/winchester/oldminster.html (253 words)

	CCCA 301 - Projects - Dave & Amy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Our Cathedral model is based on the traditional Early English cathedrals that were built in the shape of a cross.
		Each cathedral was broken up into four parts: the nave (main body of the church); the north and south transepts (side chapels); and the choir, sometimes also called the presbytery (area near the high alter).
		The Cathedrals of this time were detailed, but not nearly to the extent of the later periods.
	www.mcla.mass.edu /Academics/Majors__Departments/EnglishCommunications/denhard/s03/daveamy.html (159 words)

	York Minster History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		York's cathedral, although known as a minster, is officially the “Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of St Peter in York”.
		By definition a cathedral is the site of a bishop’s throne (a cathedra) but the word ‘cathedral’ did not come into use until af ter the Norman conquest.
		York Minster is built in the Gothic style of architecture but what is not widely known is that York was once, like Durham, a Norman cathedral.
	www.thenortheast.fsnet.co.uk /YorkMinster.htm (581 words)

	Exeter Cathedral History Part 1: Saxon & Norman Times (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		There was a general movement of Saxon Cathedrals into major towns, in line with the Continent, at this time; and the walls of Exeter were, furthermore, better protection than the fields of Crediton.
		Leofric converted the minster church into his Cathedral and was personally installed there by King Edward the Confessor and his Queen.
		The building of the nave was greatly hindered by a fire caused by King Stephen's Siege of the City in 1136 and it was not finally completed until the end of the 12th century.
	www.britannia.com /history/devon/churches/exetercath.html (546 words)

	Southwell Minster : The cathedral of Nottinghamshire, England
		Southwell Minster : The cathedral of Nottinghamshire, England
		It is often said that Southwell Minster is the best kept secret among the forty-two English Cathedrals—and the least visited.
		All are welcome to come to the Cathedral as visitors or pilgrims, Southwell—always a Minster Church but the Cathedral Church of the Diocese since 1884—was built for the Worship and Glory of God.
	www.southwellminster.org.uk (339 words)

	History of York Minster Cathedral, York - Tourist Information from AccommoGator (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		By the early thirteenth century the fame of the Norman cathedral at York had spread beyond the Alps: it was one of the great Norman cathedrals of Europe.
		Third came the Chancellor, overseer of the intellectual life of the Minster, of its grammar school, the theological skills of its clergy and the organization of its preaching.
		In 1465, as the conflict between the houses of Lancaster and York raged, Archbishop George Neville was enthroned at the Minster.
	www.accommogator.com /york_minster_cathedral_history.htm (5624 words)

	Southwell Minster - St Peter's Church, Nottingham, England on-line magazine
		The Cathedral and Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin, in the diocese of Southwell
		However, in 1884 the new diocese of Southwell was formed from part of the archdiocese of York and the Minster became its cathedral.
		This makes Southwell the smallest Cathedral City in England (since any town with a cathedral is automatically a city), a small market town some nine miles north-east of Nottingham with many old and interesting buildings.
	www.stpetersnottingham.org /history/minster.htm (1101 words)

	York Minster on AboutBritain.com
		The magnificent Cathedral in York, known as York Minster is the largest Gothic Cathedral in Northern Europe, renowned for containing the largest collection of medieval stained glass in England.
		You will find many other fascinating features on your tour of the Minster; look out for the dragon's head in the nave projecting from the gallery; this is part of a levering device to raise the cover on the font.
		Before leaving York Minster don't miss The Crypt, where you can see the Romanesque pillars from the eleventh century church, and many treasures of antiquity, also The Undercroft, which is now fitted out as a museum.
	www.aboutbritain.com /YorkMinster.htm (1112 words)

	York Minster Cathedral Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		York Minster began within the Roman Era by having military armies stationed on the grounds where the Minster would eventually be built.
		The stain glass windows within the cathedral were created to show the Biblical stories to those within the community that were illiterate.
		While the structure seemed to be completed the cathedral still saw destruction through a fire in 1137, improved construction in 1220 to compete with Canterbury, and the collapsed of the bell tower in 1407 due to the magnificent spire that was built.
	t3.preservice.org /T0300927/yorkminstercathedralpage.html (198 words)

	Vampire the Dark Ages: York Minster Cathedral (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Lasombra are said to excercise a stranglehold on the comings and goings of the Minster, though plaingly enough many Toreador pieces of artwork decorate the interior.
		Recently the Ventrue have financed major refurbishment to the Cathedral after a series of freakish storms threatened to topple the giant building.
		Many are the mysteries and guesses as to just what rests below the Minster, some say Eboracum's ancient tunnels thread dangerous paths beneath the structure, few have found the courage to explore the rumored honeycombs, fewer still have come back to remark upon them.
	members.aol.com /sorentaine/cath.html (126 words)

	Minster - TheBestLinks.com - Kent, Munster (disambiguation), Ohio, Minster (cathedral), ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Minster - TheBestLinks.com - Kent, Munster (disambiguation), Ohio, Minster (cathedral),...
		Minster, Kent, Munster (disambiguation), Minster, Ohio, Minster (cathedral)...
		This is a disambiguation page, i.e., a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title.
	www.thebestlinks.com /Minster.html (109 words)

	TimeRef - History Timelines - York Minster
		Thomas built a new cathedral which lasted until the middle of the twelth century at which point Archbishop Roger reconstructed sections in the new Transitional style.
		At York Minster, king John's daughter Joan married Alexander II, the king of the Scots.
		During Edward III's absence on the campaign of Crecy the Scottish king David II was approached by the French King Philippe VI of Valois to invade England.
	www.btinternet.com /~timeref/hpl685.htm (712 words)

	What to See in England - Ripon Cathedral (By Gordon Home)
		An interesting relic of old times is the blowing of the horn at nine in the evening by a constable outside the mayor’s house and at the market-cross.
		The present aisles were added in the sixteenth century, with the intention of giving a cathedral aspect to the minster church.
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	York Weekend Tourist Information Guide
		York Minster, or the Cathedral and Metropolitan Church of St Peter to give it its proper name, is York's most famous tourist attraction.
		The Cathedral has an unsurpassed air of loftiness and, despite its size is awash with light - most would agree it is one of the finest Cathedrals in Britain.
		Today it is worth examining the different windows in the Minster in detail, for it soon becomes apparent that although the tradesmen took their craft very seriously, the windows contain a great deal of humour and satire.
	www.roadtrip.co.uk /yorkweekendinfo.htm (2858 words)

	York Minster Cathedral - Sightseeing National Shopping at dooyoo.co.uk
		York Minster is the most beautiful cathedral I have ever had the pleasure to visit.
		It is situated in the centre of York near to Bootham Bar, which is one of the ancient gates in the wall round York.
		The Minster is the largest medieval cathedral in England, and one of the largest in Europe, being 519 feet long with a central roof 198 feet high.
	www.dooyoo.co.uk /sightseeing-national/york-minster-cathedral (188 words)

	Medieval York
		Dean, Mary A. “York Minster: a study of the nave.” Thesis (M.A. in History of Art)--Univ. of California, June 1970.
		The heraldry of York minster : a key to the history of its builders and benefactors ; as shewn in the
		The Restoration of York Minster the Metropolitical Church of the Province of York.
	vrcoll.fa.pitt.edu /medart/image/England/York/Minster/York-bibliography.html (1270 words)

	York Minster
		Most of their attention was spent on the Minster, so there are enough pictures for its own page.
		The minster from the city walls between Bootham Bar and Monks Bar
		From the city walls again -- with the huge roof of the chapter house in the foreground.
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