Cathédrale Sainte-Marie de Sheffield

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La cathédrale Sainte-Marie (en anglais : Cathedral Church of St Marie) est la cathédrale catholique romaine de la ville de Sheffield, en Angleterre. Elle se trouve à côté de la principale rue commerçante de la ville, et elle est facilement visible grâce à sa grande flèche. Remarquable exemple d'une église catholique romaine anglaise, elle comporte une importante décoration intérieure, avec notamment des autels latéraux, des statues historiques et des carreaux peints.

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Cathedral Church of St Marie, Sheffield

The Cathedral Church of St Marie is the Roman Catholic cathedral in Sheffield, England. It lies in a slightly hidden location, just off Fargate shopping street, but signals its presence with a 195 feet spire, the tallest in Sheffield. It is a notable example of an English Roman Catholic cathedral, with much fine interior decoration. Reordering of the sanctuary following the Second Vatican Council has been sensitive. There are several notable side altars as well as historic statues and painted tiles.

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Upper Chapel

Upper Chapel is a Unitarian chapel on Norfolk Street in Sheffield City Centre. It is a member of the General Assembly of Unitarian and Free Christian Churches, the umbrella organisation for British Unitarians. The Chapel is Grade II listed. James Fisher was the vicar at Sheffield Parish Church during the Commonwealth of England. He was expelled in the Great Ejection for refusing to sign the Act of Uniformity 1662, and around a tenth of his parishioners followed him in becoming Dissenters. Several splits ensued, but by the 1690s, the dominant group of non-conformists was led by Timothy Jollie. His congregation constructed Upper Chapel as the first non-conformist chapel in Sheffield in 1700. It was built of brick and faced on to Fargate. The chapel originally boasted a congregation of about 1,000 people, a sixth of the city's population. The side walls survive from this period. In the 1840s, the Chapel was turned round to face across fields. The roof was raised and the interior reconstructed. The alterations by John Frith were completed in 1848, while the interior has several later additions, including several stained glass windows. Nine on the ground floor are by Henry Holiday. Nineteenth-century ministers included George Vance Smith, Brooke Herford, Thomas Hinks and John Edmondson Manning, who wrote a history of the chapel in 1900. The Chapel is linked to Channing Hall, which faces on to Surrey Street. Designed by Flockton and Gibbs and completed in 1882, the hall is of Italianate design and is named for William Henry Channing, who served at the Chapel in 1875. The trustees own many freehold properties in Sheffield.

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Fargate

Fargate is a pedestrian precinct and shopping area in Sheffield, England. It runs between Barker's Pool and High Street opposite the cathedral. It was pedestrianised in 1973. Fargate also holds a Continental Market approximately 4 times a year, which includes European stalls selling cheeses, confectionery, clothing, plants and crafts including jewellery and ornaments.

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Sheffield Theatres

Sheffield Theatres is a theatre complex in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. It comprises four theatres: the Crucible, the Lyceum, the Tanya Moiseiwitsch Playhouse, and the Montgomery Theatre. These theatres make up the largest regional theatre complex outside the London region and show a variety of in-house and touring productions.

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Adelphi Hotel, Sheffield

The Adelphi Hotel was a hotel in the centre of the city of Sheffield, England. It was connected with the founding of three major sports teams: Yorkshire County Cricket Club, Sheffield Wednesday and Sheffield United. The Sheffield Football Association was also formed at the hotel. In 1854 a public meeting was held at the hotel where it was announced that a cricket ground would be built on Bramall Lane. This ground was later used to host Sheffield Wednesday matches and eventually became the permanent home of Sheffield United. The hotel was demolished in 1969 to make way for the Crucible Theatre.

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Elle a été réorganisée sensiblement à la suite du concile Vatican II. Elle est devenue une cathédrale le 30 mai 1980, à la suite de la création du diocèse de Hallam.

Histoire

La première chapelle catholique post-réforme de Sheffield, datant du début du XIXe siècle, est rapidement devenue trop petite à la suite de la révolution industrielle. La famille des ducs de Norfolk contribua de manière décisive à la base financière de la construction de l'église actuelle. Dès 1850, l'année du rétablissement de la hiérarchie catholique en Angleterre, la nouvelle église paroissiale a été mise en service sous le patronage de la Vierge Marie. La consécration solennelle eut lieu en 1889, après le remboursement de toutes les dettes. Durtant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, la plus grande partie des vitraux a pu être sauvée grâce à un déménagement. Une rénovation intérieure avec adaptation aux directives liturgiques du concile Vatican II a été effectuée en 1970-1972.

Architecture et décoration

Matthew Ellison Hadfield (en) a conçu l'église Sainte-Marie en s'inspirant d'une église du XIVe siècle située à Heckington, dans le Lincolnshire, dans des formes du Decorated Gothic (XIIIe-XIVe siècles). Il s'agit d'une église à plan basilical à trois nefs avec un transept bas et un chœur en retrait. Comme à Heckington, celui-ci se termine par un mur droit avec une grande fenêtre à meneaux. La tour principale au sud-ouest, avec sa flèche conique et ses quatre pinacles, ressemble également au modèle. À l'est, sur le front de rue, se trouve le bâtiment paroissial de style Tudor.

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(de) Cet article est partiellement ou en totalité issu de l’article de Wikipédia en allemand intitulé « St.-Marien-Kathedrale (Sheffield) » (voir la liste des auteurs).