| St Mary de Castro, Leicester | |
|---|---|
 North facade from Castle View showing Norman chancel and Gothic north nave, north aisle and St Anne's Chapel | |
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| 52°37′56″N 1°08′25″W / 52.6323°N 1.1404°W | |
| Location | Leicester Castle |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Previous denomination | Catholic Church |
| Churchmanship | Anglo-Catholic |
| History | |
| Dedication | St Mary de Castro "St Mary of the Castle" |
| Administration | |
| Province | Canterbury |
| Diocese | Leicester |
| Archdeaconry | Leicester |
| Parish | St Mary de Castro |
| Clergy | |
| Bishop(s) | Rt Revd Norman Banks SSC (AEO) |
Listed Building – Grade I | |
| Designated | 1950 |
| Reference no. | 1074070 |
St Mary de Castro is an ancient, Grade I listed church in Leicester, England, located within the bailey of Leicester Castle. Today it acts as a Church of England parish church in the Diocese of Leicester. "St Mary de Castro" is Latin for "St Mary of the Castle"; a name chosen to differentiate from nearby "St Mary de Pratis": "St. Mary of the Meadows".[1]
The building was closed in 2011 to the public after the spire was found to be unsafe but as of April 2015 is open again. The spire has been taken down, and funds are currently insufficient to replace it and repair the tower beneath.[2]
It is believed to have been the first church in the UK to be viewable online using Google Street View, having been photographed in August 2012.[3]
- ^ BBC. "A Haunted History: St Mary de Castro". Leicester. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Spirewas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Google may be Godsend for 900-year-old St Mary De Castro Church, in Leicester Archived 2014-02-02 at the Wayback Machine, Leicester Mercury, 28 August 2012. Accessed 26 January 2014