St Anne's Cathedral

St Anne's Cathedral has stood for over 100 years as a place of Christian worship in the heart of the City of Belfast. Probably the most important visual art in the Cathedral are the mosaics (seven years work by two sisters Gertrude and Margaret Martin), the carved stonework (sculpted by Rosamond Praeger, Morris Harding and Esmond Burton), the many fine stained glass windows, the carefully sourced marble tiles on floor and walls and the delicate wood carving. Not to mention the lovely needlework in both cushions and kneelers, most of which was done by members of the Cathedral community.

The building itself is Romanesque, giving it a lofty grandeur associated with that style: semi-circular arches and massive pillars, vast and high single windows, and the whole possessing an uncluttered spaciousness that draws us into awe and wonder at the greatness of God.

It is a living place where day by day the cycle of worship is maintained and which welcomes visitors as tourists, pilgrims, regular worshippers, or merely those who seek a quiet place to ponder alone.