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Ely Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Ely, [1] is an Anglican cathedral in the city of Ely, Cambridgeshire, England. The cathedral can trace its origin to the abbey founded in Ely in 672 by St Æthelthryth (also called Etheldreda).
The Stained Glass Museum is located inside Ely Cathedral and has a collection of stained glass from the 13th century to the present day. [148] Ely Museum, housed in the old city gaol, is a local history museum which tells the story of Ely and the surrounding Fens from pre-historic times to the present day. [149]
Bentham was a son of the Rev. Samuel Bentham (c.1681–1733), registrar of Ely Cathedral and vicar of Witchford near Ely, and his wife, Philippa Willen (c.1681–1747).The Benthams were a clerical family, and James was the sixth priest in a continuous descent from Thomas Bentham (1513/14–1579), Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield.
Ely Abbey became the cathedral of a newly formed bishopric in 1109. Traditionally the author of the anonymous work has been given as Richard or Thomas, two monks at Ely, one of whom, Richard, has been identified with an official of the monastery, but some historians hold that neither Richard nor Thomas was the author.
Ely Cathedral. The position of Dean of Ely Cathedral, in East Anglia, England, in the Diocese of Ely was created in 1541 after the Dissolution of the Monasteries. The first Dean of Ely had been the last Benedictine prior of Ely.
Alan of Walsingham's unique octagonal lantern at Ely Cathedral.. Alan of Walsingham (died c. 1364), also known as Alan de Walsingham, was an English architect, first heard of in 1314 as a junior monk at Ely, distinguished by his skill in goldsmith's work, and for his acquaintance with the principles of mechanics.
Ely, Cambridgeshire has 182 listed buildings. Notable buildings Name Image Grade Notes Location Infirmary I Former 11th-century infirmary now four private dwellings consisting of St John's Farmhouse, Barn to south-west, Barn to north and Dovecote to St John's Farm Monastery barn and storehouse I Built c. 1575, the barn and storehouse of the monastery is located to the south of Ely Porta. [6 ...
The church, dedicated to the Virgin Mary, was located about 1.6 kilometres (1 mi) [nb 1] from what is now Ely Cathedral at a place called Cratendune. [2] The date mentioned for this founding was the year 607, [nb 2] three years after Augustine's death. This incongruity was attributed by Bentham to a mistake by the monk transcribing this history ...