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York Minster, formally the Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of Saint Peter in York, is an Anglican cathedral in the city of York, North Yorkshire, England.The minster is the seat of the archbishop of York, the second-highest office of the Church of England, and is the mother church for the diocese of York and the province of York. [6]
Minster is an honorific title given to particular churches in England, most notably York Minster in Yorkshire, Westminster Abbey in London and Southwell Minster in Nottinghamshire. The term minster is first found in royal foundation charters of the 7th century, when it designated any settlement of clergy living a communal life and endowed by ...
Vaulted church holding 6,500 seats [citation needed] Ulm Minster: 5,950 [citation needed] 190,000 2,000 1377–1890 Ulm Germany: Protestant Tallest church in the world [54] York Minster: 5,927 [55] 1230–1472 York United Kingdom: Anglican (Church of England) Largest Gothic cathedral in Northern Europe. Bourges Cathedral: 5,900 [citation needed]
In a bid to reduce its carbon footprint, 184 solar panels are being fitted to York Minster's roof.
A sound and light show will be among the events to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the blaze.
York Minster's Five Sisters window contains the largest expanse of 13th century grisaille glass in the world. [1] It was built c.1250–1260 and is located in the north wall of the north transept of York Minster. The window features in the Guinness Book of Records as "the largest ancient stained-glass window in the British Isles." [2]
The Statue of Constantine the Great is a bronze statue depicting the Roman emperor Constantine I seated on a throne, commissioned by York Civic Trust and designed by the sculptor Philip Jackson. It was unveiled in 1998 and is situated on Minster Yard, outside York Minster.
Located in York are the Mother Church, York Minster, and administrative centre of the Church of England's Diocese of York, as well as Bishopthorpe Palace the official residence of the Archbishop of York the second highest ranking cleric the Church. There are 32 Church of England churches within the area of the City of York. [8]