What is Coventry Cathedral?
[[File:Coventry Cathedral -old and new-5July2008.jpg|thumb|right|230px|The old and new [[cathedral]]s of Coventry]] [[File:Cathedral St Michaels Victory.jpg|right|thumb|220px|''[[St. Michael]]'s Victory over the Devil'', a sculpture by Sir [[Jacob Epstein]] on the wall of the cathedral.]] [[File:William Crotch - St. Michael&#039;s, Coventry - NORF NWHCM L1976.9.55.jpg|thumb|The second cathedral. Painted in 1802 by [[William Crotch]]. ]] '''Coventry Cathedral''', also known as '''St. Michael's Cathedral''', is an [[Anglicanism|Anglican]] [[cathedral]]. It is in [[Coventry]], [[West Midlands (county)|West Midlands]], [[England]]. In fact, the city has three cathedrals. The first was St. Mary's, a [[Monastery|monastic]] building, only a few [[ruin]]s of which remain. The second was St Michael's, a 14th-century [[Gothic]] Cathedral, which was largely destroyed by a [[bomb]]ing raid in the [[Second World War]]. The cathedral was bombed on 14 November 1940 by the [[Germany|German]] [[Luftwaffe]], which destroyed much of central Coventry. Nails found in the ruins were formed into a cross and consecrated in the [[Kaiser Wilhelm Gedächtniskirche]] in Berlin. The third cathedral is the new St Michael's Cathedral, built to replace the bombed cathedral. It is an important example of 20th century [[architecture]]. The cathedral is the [[headquarters|seat]] of the [[Bishop of Coventry]]. The Right Reverend [[PhD|Dr.]] Christopher Cocksworth is the current Bishop of Coventry. He is the 9th Bishop of Coventry. ==Other websites== {{commonscat-inline|Coventry Cathedral}} [[Category:Anglican cathedrals in England]] [[Category:Organisations based in Coventry]] [[Category:Buildings and structures in West Midlands (county)]]