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Themes Homepage > St. Paul's   From source to sea St. Paul's previous sectionnext section Saxon beginnings St. Paul's Cathedral has been a Christian site of worship since at least 604 AD., although the site had been occupied since Roman times. Mellitus, Bishop of the East Saxons was responsible for the first cathedral, which burnt down 70 years later. It was soon rebuilt, but then destroyed by VIkings around 975. Construction began on the Norman cathedral, shown here, in the century after the conquest, but with additions over time, the building took nearly 200 years. Disaster struck yet again, and the spire was destroyed by lighting in 1561 and never restored. The old St. Paul's Cathedral   St Pauls St.Paul's Cathedral In 1666, the Great Fire of London swept through the city and one of the casualties was St. Paul's. In 1675, Sir Christopher Wren began work on the fifth church to stand on this site, and which is the magnificent cathedral that we see to this day.   previous sectionnext section     Themes Homepage > St. Paul's

   

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