St Magnus Cathedral

St Magnus Cathedral is a Church of Scotland parish church in , the main town of , a group of islands off the north coast of mainland .
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Presbyterian
  • Description: cathedral in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland
  • Also known as: “Kirkwall, Broad Street, St Magnus Cathedral”, “Saint Magnus Cathedral”, “St Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall”, “St. Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall”, “Собор Святого Маґнуса”, and “聖マグナス教会”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Bishop’s Palace and Earl’s Palace.

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The Bishop's Palace, Kirkwall is a 12th-century palace…

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The Earl's Palace is a ruined Renaissance-style palace…

Museum
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, formerly Tankerness House Museum…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kirkwall and St Ola.

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is the chief town of the , which lie off the north tip of mainland .

Locality
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is a parish on .

Locality
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is a locality, which is situated 2½ miles east of St Magnus Cathedral.

St Magnus Cathedral

Latitude
58.98144° or 58° 58′ 53″ north
Longitude
-2.95961° or 2° 57′ 35″ west
Elevation
26 feet (8 metres)
Wheelchair access
yes
Open location code
9CCVX2JR+H5
Open­Street­Map ID
way 75038322
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­presbyterian
Geo­Names ID
7535368
Wiki­data ID
Q732112
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In Other Languages

From Azerbaijani to Ukrainian—“St Magnus Cathedral” goes by many names.
  • Azerbaijani: “Müqəddəs Maqnus katedralı”
  • Basque: “St Magnus Katedrala”
  • Chinese: “聖馬格努斯大教堂”
  • Danish: “St Magnus Cathedral”
  • Dutch: “St. Magnus Cathedral”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كاتدرائيه القديس ماجنوس”
  • French: “Cathédrale Saint-Magnus de Kirkwall”
  • French: “cathédrale Saint-Magnus”
  • German: “St.-Magnus-Kathedrale”
  • Hebrew: “קתדרלת מגנוס הקדוש”
  • Icelandic: “Magnúsarkirkja”
  • Italian: “cattedrale di San Magnus”
  • Italian: “Cattedrale di San Magnus”
  • Japanese: “聖マグヌス大聖堂”
  • Latvian: “Kērkvolas katedrāle”
  • Lingua Franca Nova: “Catedral de San Magnus de Kirkwall”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “St. Magnuskatedralen”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “St. Magnuskatedralen”
  • Norwegian: “St. Magnuskatedralen”
  • Persian: “کلیسای جامع سنت مگنس”
  • Polish: “Katedra św. Magnusa w Kirkwall”
  • Russian: “Собор Святого Магнуса”
  • Scots: “St Magnus Cathedral”
  • Slovak: “Katedrála svätého Magnusa”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de San Magnus de Kirkwall”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de San Magnus”
  • Swedish: “Sankt Magnuskatedralen”
  • Turkish: “Aziz Magnus Katedrali”
  • Ukrainian: “Собор Святого Магнуса”

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Places to explore: Revd Robert Paterson Memorial and Kirkwall and St. Ola War Memorial.

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