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Adjacent to St Andrews Roman Catholic Cathedral, on Clyde Street. The centrepiece is a memorial to the Arandora Star tragegy from WW2 when the liner, the Arandora Star, which was sunk while carrying mainly Scots-Italian civilians who had been rounded up from their homes, shops and cafes as “enemy aliens” in 1940.   http://www.italianscotland.com/index.php/cloister-garden Photo: J.Wilson There is a Panel to commemorate the Arandora Star tragedy on the Scottish Diaspora Tapestry:  http://www.scottishdiasporatapestry.org/barga-panel4 Map Reference: Eurowalk 2 : Along the Clyde

Glasgow Cathedral Glasgow Cathedral, also called the High Kirk of Glasgow or St Kentigern's or St Mungo's Cathedral, was built before the Reformation from the late 12th century onwards and is the only medieval cathedral on the Scottish mainland to have survived the Reformation with its roof on. The cathedral is said to have been built where the patron saint of Glasgow, Saint Mungo, built his church. The tomb of the saint is in the lower crypt.  The congregation is part of the Church of Scotland's Presbytery of Glasgow and its services and associations are open to all. It sits alongside Glasgow Royal Infirmary, opened in 1794, and the Glasgow Necropolis graveyard, opened in 1833. Information from Visit Scotland - their page is at  https://www.visitscotland.com/info/see-do/glasgow-cathedral-p254881 This is an excellent document about the European influences: Historic-Churches.pdf (cramondassociation.org.uk) Photos of Cathedral and Stained Glass on page by J.Wilson Map Referen...