St Mary's Cathedral Wrexham - The Story of a Catholic Community - Hardcover

Byrne, Kathryn

9781844940424: St Mary's Cathedral Wrexham - The Story of a Catholic Community

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 184494042X ISBN 13: 9781844940424

Publisher: Bridge Books, 2007

St Mary's is a fine neo-Gothic cathedral, designed by Edward Welby Pugin and built in 1856. Published to mark the building's 150th anniversary, this well-illustrated study offers a social history of the Catholic community in Wrexham, from the years of persecution to the present day, and places particular emphasis on the development of the Catholic schools in this Welsh provincial town. The final chapter surveys the Catholic clergy of Wrexham since 1688.

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Synopsis:

"St Mary's Cathedral, Wrexham", is more than a fine neo-Gothic building (designed by Edward Pugin). Published to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the building of St Mary's, this is much more a social history of the Catholic community in a provincial town. The author has woven together the threads of how the Faith survived through the years of persecution to emerge, with the passing of the Catholic emancipation Act, as one of the pillars in what was a predominantly Anglican and Nonconformist community. The story is brought right up to date and place great emphasis upon the development of the Catholic schools in Wrexham, including the newly-opened joint Catholic and Anglican St Joseph's secondary schoolk, an unique institution within Wales.

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