• The Cathedral Church. of St Machar. our services. Opening Hours. ... St Machar’s is a welcoming church that aims to gather new disciples.
  • St Machar's Cathedral is a Church of Scotland church in Aberdeen, Scotland, located to the north of the city centre, in the former burgh of Old Aberdeen.
  • Christ is risen, He is risen indeed! Happy Easter from all at St Machar's Cathedral. May the peace and joy of the risen Lord be with one and all.
  • We were thrilled to hear a talk this week at St Machar's Cathedral b…y heraldry expert and our former MLitt student, Gordon Casely.
  • • Located on The Chanonry, St Machar's Cathedral was first established in 1136 and showcases a wide range of religious features from throughout history.
  • Having lived in Aberdeen/shire all my life I’m surprised i have never visited St Machar Cathedral.
  • The Scottish Reformation hit St Machar's hard; it lost its status as a cathedral, the chancel was torn down, and lead stripped from the roof.
  • The cathedral of St Machar, was started 500 years or so earlier where river loops in the shape of a Bishop’s crozier.
  • The poet John Barbour was appointed Archdeacon in 1356. It probably took until around 1450, for St Machar's Cathedral to be functionally complete.