medieval St Michael’s Church

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Medieval St Michael’s Church was a large Gothic parish church in Coventry, England, whose ruined shell now forms part of the modern Coventry Cathedral complex after its destruction in World War II.

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medieval St Michael’s Church canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Gothic church
parish church
ruined church
adjacentTo new Coventry Cathedral building
changedDenomination Church of England after the English Reformation
country England
currentCondition ruin
dateOfDestruction 14 November 1940
dedicatedTo Saint Michael
denomination Church of England
destroyedBy Luftwaffe bombing
destroyedIn Second World War
linked to: World War II
diocese Diocese of Coventry NERFINISHED
era medieval period
event Coventry Blitz
forms cathedral ruins of Coventry
linked to: Coventry Cathedral
function parish church
hasArchitecturalStyle Gothic architecture
Perpendicular Gothic
hasPart chancel
church tower
nave
ruined walls
spire
transepts
hasSiteType cathedral close
heritageDesignationBy Historic England
heritageStatus Grade I listed building
integratedInto modern Coventry Cathedral
linked to: Coventry Cathedral
laterUse cathedral church of the Diocese of Coventry
linked to: Coventry Cathedral
locatedIn Coventry
Coventry city centre
linked to: Coventry
material sandstone
notableFeature open-air ruined nave
tall spire
originalDenomination Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
partOf Coventry Cathedral complex
linked to: Coventry Cathedral
province Province of Canterbury
replacedBy new Coventry Cathedral
linked to: Coventry Cathedral
symbolOf post-war peace movement
reconciliation
wartime destruction
tourismStatus major visitor attraction in Coventry
usedFor memorial space
religious services
tourist attraction

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Coventry Cathedral predecessor medieval St Michael’s Church