Celtic Cross, Durham Cathedral, Durham, Co Durham, Tyne and Wear, UK. Durham Cathedral is a Norman Cathedral, constructed between 1093 and 1133 in th

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Celtic Cross, Durham Cathedral, Durham, Co Durham, Tyne and Wear, UK. Durham Cathedral is a Norman Cathedral, constructed between 1093 and 1133 in the Romanesque style. It was founded as a monastic cathedral built to house the shrine of St Cuthbert, replacing an earlier church constructed in his honour. The Celtic cross is a form of Christian cross featuring a nimbus or ring that emerged in Ireland, France and Great Britain in the Early Middle Ages. A type of ringed cross, it became widespread through its use in the stone high crosses erected across the islands, especially in regions evangelized by Irish missionaries, from the ninth through the 12th centuries.

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Size: 3560px × 5360px
Location: Durham, Tyne and Wear, UK
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