Welcome to Saint Patrick’s Cathedral Dublin

Built in honour of Ireland’s patron saint, Saint Patrick’s Cathedral stands adjacent to the famous well where tradition has it Saint Patrick baptized converts on his visit to Dublin.

The parish church of Saint Patrick on this site was granted collegiate status in 1191, and raised to cathedral status in 1224. The present building dates from 1220. The Cathedral is today the National Cathedral of the Church of Ireland (a church of the Anglican communion) and also serves as a popular tourist attraction in Ireland.

Today the Cathedral is open to all people as an architectural and historical site, but principally as a place of worship. Charges are made for those visiting for sightseeing and these contributions directly support the future of this holy and historic building. The Cathedral is a popular destination for Dublin tours.

Forthcoming Services/Events

For details of services over the remainder of the Christmas period click here.

For details of our services during Lent, Holy Week and Easter including the 'Sermon in Music' series (Sundays at 3.15pm) click here.

For details of all other forthcoming events click here.

Cathedral Closed

Please note that the Cathedral will be closed for visits all day on Saturday 18 February 2012 due to a DIT Graduation ceremony. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

Choristerships at Saint Patrick's

If your son is aged 7/8 and can sing then maybe he has what it takes to become a Cathedral Chorister. The experience of performing to the highest standards every day, and the valuable skills which they acquire of concentration, team-work, self-discipline and self-confidence will benefit them for the rest of their lives.

For further details click here.

Cathedral Shop

Our Cathedral shop sells a wide variety of gifts, books and cd's and every sale goes towards the upkeep of this magnificent Cathedral. The shop is open during visiting hours so make a point of browsing through the wide variety of products when you visit. Please visit our shop section on the web-site to see some of the products that we have for sale.

We have also developed a Christmas department in the webshop so please visit this to view the array of products that would make lovely gifts for friends and family this festive season.

Please be patient as we load all the items for sale onto the website. If you have any problems with this part of the site then please contact St. Patrick's Cathedral.