Killaloe Cathedral Killaloe Cathedral The Cathedral Church of St. Flannan, Killaloe is a cathedral of the Church of Ireland in Killaloe, County Clare in Ireland. It is in the ecclesiastical province of Dublin. Previously the cathedral of the Diocese of Killaloe, it is now one of three cathedrals in the United Dioceses of Limerick and Killaloe. The Dean of the Cathedral is the Very Reverend Gary Paulsen who is also Dean of Killaloe, Dean of Kilfenora and both Dean and Provost of Kilmacduagh Killaloe Cathedral dates from the transition between the Romanesque and Gothic periods. The font is decorated with arabesque ornaments.
Virgin (title) Virgin (title) The title Virgin (Latin "Virgo", Greek ) is an honorific bestowed on female saints and blesseds in both the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church. Chastity is one of the seven virtues in Christian tradition, listed by Pope Gregory I at the end of the 6th century. In 1 Corinthians, Saint Paul suggests a special role for virgins or unmarried women () as more suitable for "the things of the Lord" (). In 2 Corinthians 11:2, Paul alludes to the metaphor of the Church as Bride of Christ by addressing the congregation "I have espoused you