• St GilesCathedral is one of Scotland’s most important churches and home of the Scottish Reformation, making it a source of turbulent religious history.
  • Although it is today a Presbyterian church, which does not have bishops, St. Giles' continues to be referred to as a cathedral.
  • Members of the Royal Family will hold a vigil while Queen Elizabeth II lies in state at St Giles' Cathedral Image: Aaron Chown/Pool/AP/picture alliance.
  • St GilesCathedral is one of Scotland’s most important churches and home of the Scottish Reformation, making it a source of turbulent religious history.
  • In the 19th and 20th centuries, St. Giles' Cathedral underwent extensive restoration. The church even has underfloor heating.
  • Suddenly it began to rain again so we went down. At a small lake we made a Little Picknick. At the afternoon I went alone to the St. Giles Cathedral.
  • St GilesCathedral is one of Scotland’s most important churches and home of the Scottish Reformation, making it a source of turbulent religious history.
  • The landmark spire was a late 15th-century addition.St GilesCathedral is the official Church of Scotland and the Mother Church of Presbyterianism.
  • On the evening of September 12, 2022, King Charles III and members of the Royal Family held an evening vigil at St Giles Cathedral.
  • St Giles' Cathedral, or the High Kirk of Edinburgh, is a parish church of the Church of Scotland in the Old Town of Edinburgh.