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St Giles' Cathedral

Church of Scotland cathedral in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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St Giles' Cathedral

Summary

St Giles' Cathedral is a cathedral[1]. It ranks in the top 0.29% of cathedral entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,422 views/month, #3 of 1,017).[2]

Key Facts

  • St Giles' Cathedral's religion is recorded as Church of Scotland[3].
  • St Giles' Cathedral is located in City of Edinburgh[4].
  • St Giles' Cathedral is located in Edinburgh[5].
  • St Giles' Cathedral is in the country of United Kingdom[6].
  • St Giles' Cathedral's instance of is recorded as cathedral[7].
  • Giles is named after St Giles' Cathedral[8].
  • St Giles' Cathedral's architectural style is recorded as Gothic architecture[9].
  • St Giles' Cathedral took place at Edinburgh[10].
  • St Giles' Cathedral is part of Presbytery of Edinburgh[11].
  • St Giles' Cathedral's Commons category is recorded as St Giles' Cathedral[12].
  • St Giles' Cathedral's patron saint is recorded as Giles[13].
  • 1400 marks the founding of St Giles' Cathedral[14].
  • St Giles' Cathedral's OS grid reference is recorded as NT2572773590[15].
  • St Giles' Cathedral's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 55.949444444444445, 'lon': -3.1908333333333334}[16].
  • St Giles' Cathedral's dedicated to is recorded as Giles[17].
  • St Giles' Cathedral's official website is recorded as http://www.stgilescathedral.org.uk/[18].
  • St Giles' Cathedral's official website is recorded as https://www.stgilescathedral.org.uk/[19].
  • St Giles' Cathedral's topic's main category is recorded as Category:St Giles' Cathedral[20].
  • St Giles' Cathedral's heritage designation is recorded as category A listed building[21].
  • St Giles' Cathedral's associated electoral district is recorded as Edinburgh East and Musselburgh[22].
  • St Giles' Cathedral's historic county is recorded as Midlothian[23].

Body

Geography

St Giles' Cathedral is in the country of United Kingdom[6]. Located in include City of Edinburgh[4], a council area[24], in United Kingdom[25] and Edinburgh[5], a civil parish[26], in United Kingdom[27]. It is part of Presbytery of Edinburgh[11].

Designation and Status

St Giles' Cathedral's instance of is recorded as cathedral[7]. Its heritage designation is recorded as category A listed building[21]. Its religion is recorded as Church of Scotland[3].

History and Context

1400 marks the founding of St Giles' Cathedral[14]. Giles is named after it[8].

Why It Matters

St Giles' Cathedral ranks in the top 0.29% of cathedral entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,422 views/month, #3 of 1,017).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

Giles John Knox John Napier United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . Historic Environment Scotland ID. wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Historic Environment Scotland ID. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Historic Environment Scotland ID. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Historic Environment Scotland ID. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19d ago · PeterK147 · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Located in the administrative territorial entity → City of Edinburgh, Edinburgh
    Patron saint → Giles
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