3821 x 5015 px | 32,4 x 42,5 cm | 12,7 x 16,7 inches | 300dpi
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The origin of Bangor Cathedral is in St Deiniol’s monastery built in the 6th century on land donated by the king. This monastery was destroyed in 634 but rebuilt, only to be destroyed again by the Vikings in 1073. It was rebuilt by Bishop David in the 12th century but destroyed again by King John’s army in the 13th century and again extensively rebuilt, by Bishop Anian. Further destruction and rebuilding followed until the architect Sir George Gilbert Scott restored the cathedral to its present form in the 19th century. The cathedral contains the ‘Mostyn Christ’ carved in oak in the 15th century and a Biblical garden planted with plants recorded in the Bible. The picture was drawn by C. Warren from a