St Giles' Cathedral sits at the heart of Edinburgh's Old Town, an architectural anchor at the centre of Scotland's capital city. Also known as the High Kirk, it has played a major part in many of Scotland's big moments. Celebrating its 900th year in 2024, the church has been the focus of historic and notable events from the 12th Century through to the death of the Queen in 2022.
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- St Giles’ Cathedral, founded in 1124 by King David I, has been a working church for almost 900 years.
- attested as "the college kirk of Sanct Geill".[22] The charter of 1633 raising St Giles' to a cathedral records its common name as "Saint Giles' Kirk".[23].
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- Visiting St Giles Cathedral in Edinburgh is free, but if you want to take pictures or enter Thistle Chapel, there is a charge.
- St Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh, United Kingdom. 10,987 likes · 159 talking about this · 91,170 were here. The High Kirk of Edinburgh, situated at the...
- Members of the public queue to pay their respects to the Queen as she lies at rest at St Giles’ Cathedral (Peter Byrne/PA).
- In 1637 - after the Union of the Crowns - King Charles I tried to unify the Scottish and English faiths and made St Giles’ a cathedral.
- For over 900 years St Giles’ Cathedral has watched over the city in silent witness as the history of Scotland unfolded on its doorstep.
- This St. Giles Cathedral was erected in 1124 by order of King David I. The Edinburgh Cathedral takes its name from the canon Richard Giles.
- St Giles’ Cathedral is one of Scotland’s most important churches and home of the Scottish Reformation, making it a source of turbulent religious history.
