The origins of the city date back to the founding of a monastery by St. Deiniol in the 6th Century A.D., more than 70 years before Canterbury. St. Deiniol is said to have been consecrated as a bishop by St. David, making him the first Bishop of Bangor. The present Bangor Cathedral is dedicated to St. Deiniol and is said to be on the site where his first monastery stood.
The present cathedral is a somewhat more recent building and has been extensively modified throughout the centuries. While the building itself is not the oldest, and certainly not the biggest, the bishopric of Bangor is one of the oldest in Britain. Nothing of the original building survives.
Journey to Bangor Cathedral
Bangor Cathedral is located in the center of the city of Bangor, which is located in North Wales near the Menai Strait.Visited May 8, 2009
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Visitors Information
Visitors information for Bangor Cathedral may be found at the National Churches Trust website.
General tourist information for the area may be found on the Go North Wales website.
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