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St Giles' Cathedral (Scottish Gaelic: Cathair-eaglais Naomh Giles), or the High Kirk of Edinburgh, is a parish church of the Church of Scotland in the Old Town of Edinburgh. The current building was begun in the 14th century and extended until the early 16th century; significant alterations were undertaken in the 19th and 20th centuries ...
On 12 September 2022, Karen Matheson sang a Gaelic psalm as part of a Service of Thanksgiving for the late Queen Elizabeth II, at St Giles' Cathedral in the Old Town, Edinburgh, which was attended by HM King Charles III and other members of the British Royal Family. The Queen’s coffin lay in state at the cathedral during the service and until ...
The 1992 Rieger organ at St Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh.. Rieger Orgelbau is an Austrian firm of organ builders, known generally as Rieger.The firm was founded by Franz Rieger.
Prof Mealor has composed music for royal occasions including new pieces for the coronation at Westminster Abbey and the national service of thanksgiving and dedication at St Giles’ Cathedral in ...
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St Giles’ Cathedral has been a focal point for events commemorating the Queen in Edinburgh. Following a service of thanksgiving on Monday afternoon, mourners have been showing up in their tens ...
The interior of the Thistle Chapel, looking west. The Thistle Chapel, located in St Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh, Scotland, is the chapel of the Order of the Thistle.. At the foundation of the Order of the Thistle in 1687, James VII ordered Holyrood Abbey be fitted out as a chapel for the Knights.
Janet Geddes from A History of Protestantism. Janet "Jenny" Geddes (c. 1600 – c. 1660) was a Scottish market-trader in Edinburgh who is alleged to have thrown a stool at the head of the minister in St Giles' Cathedral in objection to the first public use of the Church of Scotland's revised version of the Book of Common Prayer, the 1637 Scottish Prayer Book.