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Glasgow Cathedral
Has anyone heard a similar story that says the Cathedral once had a well inside AND that the grounds it stands on actually belong to the Catholic church? Futhermore, there was an arrangement that if ever the well ran dry then the Church of Scotland were obliged to hand over the Cathedral to the Catholicy. Rumour has it that the well ran dry a long time ago but it always has been secretly topped up from another source !
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.I don't know about the well, but the Cathedral was Catholic, as were all cathedrals before the Reformation, being built in 1136. It is the only cathedral on the Scottish mainland to survive the Reformation.
In 1451 Pope Nicholas V stated that a pilgrimage to Glasgow Cathedral was equal to a pilgrimage to Rome, so it was a very important place to the Roman Catholic Church.
It is longer a Cathedral in the strict sense, as it has not had a bishop since 1690.
In 1451 Pope Nicholas V stated that a pilgrimage to Glasgow Cathedral was equal to a pilgrimage to Rome, so it was a very important place to the Roman Catholic Church.
It is longer a Cathedral in the strict sense, as it has not had a bishop since 1690.