A crypt is a repository for coffins; it serves a similar purpose to a graveyard but the coffins are not buried underground, they are stored in a room.
Saint Matthew's tomb is believed to be located in the Cathedral of Salerno in Italy. The cathedral houses a crypt where the remains of Saint Matthew are said to be kept.
Alexander Fleming was buried in St. Paul's Cathedral in London, England. His grave is located in the crypt of the cathedral.
The Whispering Gallery in the dome and the Crypt.
In the crypt of St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York city.
Usually a cathedral.
Sir Christopher Wren, the famous English architect, is buried in St. Paul's Cathedral in London, England. His tomb is located in the crypt of the cathedral, in the south aisle.
a burial chamber underground, usually in a graveyard or church.
There are over 200 memorials in the crypt under St. Paul's Cathedral, but few people are actually interred there. The most notable figures who are buried in the crypt are Vice Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson and Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington. Others include: the poet John Donne; the painters Sir Anthony Van Dyck, Sir Joshua Reynolds, and Joseph Turner; the scientist Sir Alexander Fleming; and the architects Sir Christopher Wren and Sir Edwin Lutyens. Sir Christopher Wren is also notable, for he was the one who designed the cathedral in it's modern day form.
it is the crypt, which is under the rotunda of the capitol. crypt means 'secret place' in latin.
The present St Paul's Cathedral was designed by Sir Christopher Wren to replace its predecessor, which was destroyed in the Great Fire of London in 1666. Lord Nelson and the Duke of Wellington are interred in its crypt and Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer were married there.
The cathedral in Durham is formally known as "The Cathedral Church of Christ, Blessed Mary the Virgin and St Cuthbert of Durham". Since that's quite a mouthful, it's usually just referred to as the Durham Cathedral.
A dean is a priest who is in charge (the 'vicar') of a cathedral church. Contrary to popular belief, the bishop is spiritual leader of a diocese, not the cathedral - the cathedral itself is under the responsibility of the Dean.