Whose shrine does the Durham Cathedral house? What other purpose did/does the cathedral serve?

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Kody

7 February, 20:18

Whose shrine does the Durham Cathedral house? What other purpose did/does the cathedral serve?

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Mckayla Santos · Answer 1

The shrine there is the Shrine of St Cuthbert. The cathedral is a sort of a reliquary and a library for many great and important religious and historical works of Great Britain, including copies of the Magna Carta and the remains of the Venerable Bede.