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York Minster
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cathedral of York, North Yorkshire, England, UK
Key facts
- Os grid reference
- SE 60323 52180
- Location
- Deangate , York
- Country
- England
- Denomination
- Church of England
- Previous denomination
- Roman Catholic Church
- Churchmanship
- Anglo-Catholic
- Website
- yorkminster .org
- Status
- Cathedral
- Founded
- 627 ; 1399 years ago ( 627 )
- Dedication
- Saint Peter
- Consecrated
- 3 July 1472
- Functional status
- Active
- Heritage designation
- Grade I
- Designated
- 14 June 1954
- Previous cathedrals
- at least 3
- Architectural type
- Cathedral
- Style
- Early English , Perpendicular
- Years built
- c. 1230–1472
via Wikipedia infobox
Research organization · ROR
- Type
- Other
- Founded
- 1954
- Location
- York, United Kingdom
- Also known as
- Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of Saint Peter in York
- Status
- Active
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Wikidata facts
- Official website
- www.yorkminster.org
- Image
- York Minster from M&S.JPG
- Width
- 76
- Length
- 160
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- Commons category
- York Minster
- Commons gallery
- York Minster
- inception
- 1220-01-17
- OS grid reference
- SE6032352180
- social media followers
- 28267
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York Minster, formally the Cathedral and Metropolitan Church of Saint Peter in York, is an Anglican cathedral in the city of York, North Yorkshire, England. The minster is the seat of the archbishop of York, the second-highest office of the Church of England, and is the mother church for the diocese of York and the province of York. It is administered by its dean and chapter. The minster is a Grade I listed building and a scheduled monument.
The first record of a church on the site dates to 627; the title "minster" also dates to the Anglo-Saxon period, originally denoting a missionary teaching church and now an honorific. The minster undercroft contains re-used fabric of c. 1160, but the bulk of the building was constructed between 1220 and 1472. It consists of Early English Gothic north and south transepts, a Decorated Gothic nave and chapter house, and a Perpendicular Gothic eastern arm and central tower.