Leicester Cathedral Leicester Cathedral The Cathedral Church of St Martin, Leicester, usually known as Leicester Cathedral, is a Church of England cathedral in the English city of Leicester and the seat of the Bishop of Leicester. The church was elevated to a collegiate church in 1922 and made a cathedral in 1927 following the establishment of a new Diocese of Leicester in 1926. The remains of Richard III were buried in the cathedral in 2015 after being discovered nearby. A church dedicated to St Martin has been on the site for about a thousand years, being first recorded in 1086 when the
Leicester City F.C. in European football were the opposition. The home leg at Filbert Street finished 1–1. However Leicester lost 2–0 at the Estadio Metropolitano de Madrid, halting their progress. "Atléti" went on to win the tournament. Under Martin O'Neill, Leicester won the Football League Cup in 1996–97, beating Middlesbrough in the Final. This League Cup was the club's first silverware for 26 years, and it allowed Leicester to qualify for the UEFA Cup, their first major European competition in thirty-six years. English clubs Arsenal, Aston Villa and Liverpool also qualified. The draw matched City up with Atlético Madrid. In Leicester's first major European tournament match