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The Rebuilding of London Act 1670 is an Act of the Parliament of England (22 Cha. 2.c. 11) with the long title "Act for the rebuilding of the City of London, uniting of Parishes and rebuilding of the Cathedral and Parochial Churches within the said City."
An early 1900s Christmas card image of candy canes. A common story of the origin of candy canes says that in 1670, in Cologne, Germany, the choirmaster at Cologne Cathedral, wishing to remedy the noise caused by children in his church during the Living Crèche tradition of Christmas Eve, asked a local candy maker for some "sugar sticks" for them.
June – Work on the new St Paul's Cathedral in London, designed by Christopher Wren, begins. June 11 – Theatine Church, Munich, consecrated in form as left by Agostino Barelli. August 2 – Portuguese Synagogue (Amsterdam), designed by Elias Bouwman and begun in 1671, is completed. Bethlem Royal Hospital in London, designed by Robert Hooke.
The cathedral is the reputed burial place of Saint James the Great, one of the apostles of Jesus Christ. It is also among the remaining churches in the world built over the tomb of an apostle, the other ones being St Peter's Basilica in Vatican City , St Thomas Cathedral Basilica in Chennai , India and Basilica of St. John in Izmir , Turkey .
Saint Patrick's Cathedral (Irish: Ard-Eaglais Naomh Pádraig) in Dublin, Ireland, ... In 1670 there was a ring of eight bells made by Thomas Purdue. [32]
1670. Jacob Westerbaen. January 3 – George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle, English soldier (b. 1608) January 6. Sir Gilbert Gerard, 1st Baronet of Harrow on the Hill, English politician (b. 1587) Charles of Sezze, Italian Franciscan friar and saint (b. 1613) January 21. Claude Duval, French-born highwayman [128] (b. 1643)
Ludgate in flames, with St Paul's Cathedral in the distance (square tower without the spire) now catching flames. Oil painting by anonymous artist, c. 1670. Tuesday, 4 September was the day of greatest destruction. [87]
The cathedral was created a basilica minor on 26 February 1943. [2] In 1986 the Diocese of Montefiascone was amalgamated with a number of others to form the Diocese of Viterbo, Acquapendente, Bagnoregio, Montefiascone, Tuscania e San Martino al Monte Cimino , [ 3 ] and the church ceased to be an episcopal seat.