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St Patrick’s Cathedral (Árd Eaglais Naomh Pádraig, in Gaelic) is one of Dublin’s most important cathedrals. Impossible to miss, it’s located in the southern districts of Old Dublin and attracts many devotees and other visitors every week to admire the beauty of the building…

History of St Patrick’s Cathedral

A Cathedral celebrating the Patron Saint of the Irish…

Dublin’s Saint Patrick’s Cathedral, as we know it today, dates back to the 12th century, but is said to have been built on an ancient place of worship dating back to the 5th century…

According to Irish history, it was on this ancient place of worship that Saint Patrick baptized many of his followers… leading to the progressive evangelization of Ireland. (Hence the name of today’s cathedral).

It was the Normans who replaced the first place of worship with a second building in 1191…

Numerous improvements were made in the 13th and 17th centuries, resulting in the cathedral we know today…

St Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin – © Sharkshock

St Patrick’s Cathedral is open to visitors and worshippers alike… A fee of €5 per person must be paid to enter the monument…

Here you can admire the 13th-century Gothic architecture, stained glass windows and the beauty of the central nave… In the north transept, don’t miss the altar dedicated to the writer Jonathan Swift, who was one of the cathedral’s deans, and is buried within its walls… You’ll discover a death mask of the writer, as well as some of his personal objects…

The place is fabulous: its architecture is grandiose, imbued with an indescribable atmosphere.