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Our Lady, Star of the Sea & St Maughold Church facts for kids

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Our Lady, Star of the Sea & St Maughold Church
Location Ramsey
Country  Isle of Man
Denomination Roman Catholic Church

The Our Lady, Star of the Sea & St Maughold Church is the name given to a religious building that is affiliated with the Catholic Church and is located in Dale Street, in Ramsey the second largest city in the Isle of Man, a dependency of the British Crown.

The temple follows the Roman or Latin rite and is under the administration of the Catholic Diocese of Liverpool (Archidioecesis Liverpolitanus) based in the United Kingdom. St Maughold name refers to a Catholic saint who died in 498, whose name in Irish also be written as MacCuill, Maguil, or Maccul.

Its history dates back to 1893 when a small chapel was opened. Over time more funds and a new church began to be built based on the design of Giles Gilbert Scott in 1909, to be completed the following year was raised. The church's reredos was created by Frances Bessie Burlison.

It is one of the Registered Buildings of the Isle of Man.

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Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Iglesia de Nuestra Señora, Estrella del Mar y San Maughold para niños