Church of the Virgin Mary and the English Martyrs
Hills Rd, Cambridge CB2 1JR, UK
Description:
The Church of the Virgin Mary and the English Martyrs is a historical and architectural monument of Cambridge. This is an example of the Gothic style of Renaissance architecture. At the request of the first rector of the university, Christopher Scott, the church was named after Catholic martyrs who died in 1535-1681 at the hands of Protestants.
The building of the largest Catholic church in the UK is made in neo-Gothic style using traditional cruciform towers. On the bell tower of the western tower stands a 65-meter spire, which can be seen a few kilometers outside the city of Cambridge.
The church is known for its stained glass windows depicting the Virgin Mary, as well as scenes from the lives of English martyrs. During the Second World War, the stained glass windows were broken, but later they were restored in their original form. Statues of the Virgin Mary crowned the western entrance of the temple and the interior. All bells of the church were cast in 1895.