Steeped in history, Armagh is uniquely connected to the patron saint who built his first stone church in the city in 445 AD – a scene which is depicted in one of the cathedral’s stained-glass ...
Many don’t realise that without Armagh, the island’s connection to its patron saint may not be what it is today.” ...
While traditional religious practices may be on the decline, pilgrimages — meditative, multi-day hikes — are experiencing a ...
Armagh City, the ecclesiastical capital of Ireland, was chosen by St Patrick as the site of his first stone church in 445AD and to this day, remains the only city in the world with two cathedrals ...
He was ordained in 1962 and served as a curate in St Teresa’s in Belfast, Clonoe, Co Tyrone, Monasterboice, Co Louth and St Patrick’s Cathedral, Armagh, and as administrator of St Patrick’s ...
Marking Saint Patrick’s Day the bishops of Ireland encouraged the faithful to pray for peace in the world, especially in Gaza, Ukraine, Syria, and Sudan.
Today, less than half a mile away, on a neighbouring hill, stands Saint Patrick’s Roman Catholic Cathedral, making Armagh the only city in the world with two cathedrals bearing his name.
Today people who were not alive when its smoke-spewing coal-fired trains passed through Remington, Wyman Park, Roland Park, ...