John Hartstonge or Hartstongue (1 December 1654 – 30 January 1717) was an English-born prelate of the Church of Ireland who became Bishop of Ossory and then Bishop of Derry .
26-406: Hartstonge may refer to: John Hartstonge (1654–1717), English-born Church of Ireland bishop Sir Henry Hartstonge, 3rd Baronet (c. 1725–1797), Irish politician and landowner Price Hartstonge (1692–1743), Anglo-Irish politician Standish Hartstonge (disambiguation) , multiple people [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
52-417: A refuge. The summit gives a clear view of Kilkenny and the countryside around it. The hill on which the cathedral stands is believed to be the centre of the first major settlement at Kilkenny, and the round tower suggests an early ecclesiastical foundation. Much less is known about the early secular structures, but the area around the cathedral, called Irishtown, is the oldest part of the present city. There
78-537: A successful legal practice, and became a Baron of the Irish Court of Exchequer . John went to school at Charleville , and then attended Kilkenny College and entered Trinity College Dublin in 1672: he took his bachelor's degree in 1677. He then entered Gonville and Caius College , University of Cambridge , and took his master's degree in 1680. He spent a year at the University of Glasgow , then travelled abroad for
104-558: A time before becoming a fellow of Gonville and Caius College. He had a family connection with John Bramhall , Archbishop of Armagh , whose daughter was his stepmother; but of more benefit to his career was his friendship with the Dukes of Ormonde . He was family chaplain to James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde , and after the first Duke's death was reappointed to the same position by the second Duke , whom he even accompanied on military campaigns. He became Archdeacon of Limerick in 1684. He
130-658: Is a cathedral of the Church of Ireland in Kilkenny city, Ireland . It is in the ecclesiastical province of Dublin . Previously the cathedral of the Diocese of Ossory , it is now one of six cathedrals in the United Dioceses of Cashel and Ossory . The present building dates from the 13th century and is the second longest cathedral in Ireland, after St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin . Beside
156-468: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles John Hartstonge He was born at Old Catton , Norfolk , on 1 December 1654, third son of Sir Standish Hartstonge, 1st Baronet and his first wife Elizabeth Jermyn, daughter of Francis Jermyn (or Jermy) of Gunton Hall . His father, who inherited substantial lands in County Limerick and County Clare , moved to Ireland in 1659, built up
182-478: Is no mention of Kilkenny in the lives of Cainnech of Aghaboe , Ciarán of Saighir or any of the early annals of Ireland suggesting that in those times it was not of great importance. The Annals of the Four Masters recorded entries for Cill Chainnigh in 1085 ("Ceall-Cainnigh was for the most part burned") and again in 1114 ("... Cill-Cainnigh ... were all burned this year"). The present building
208-514: The Red Book , Ledred wrote these verses "for the Vicars Choral of Kilkenny Cathedral, his priests and clerics, to be sung on great festivals and other occasions, that their throats and mouths, sanctified to God, might not be polluted with theatrical, indecent, and secular songs". The cathedral was "restored" between 1844 and 1867 without the removal of any important medieval features. Cruciform ,
234-400: The nave into the choir and the two transepts . Between the nave and each aisle is a row of five black marble clustered columns, with high moulded arches. The nave is lighted by a large west window and five clerestory windows, while the aisles each have four windows. The choir has a groined ceiling with fine tracery and a central group of cherubs . The baptismal font is medieval and
260-417: The surname Hartstonge . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hartstonge&oldid=1024598158 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
286-719: The Kingdom". In fact, the marriage had social advantages for the bishop, since Belle was the first cousin to James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos on her mother's side. Family letters show that the Hartstonges were on friendly terms with the Duke and Duchess of Chandos. Belle Danvers is a minor character in the novel Shores of Darkness by Diana Norman . St. Canice%27s Cathedral St Canice's Cathedral ( Irish : Ardeaglais Naomh Cainneach , pronounced [ˈaːɾˠd̪ˠˌaɡlˠəʃ n̪ˠiːw ˈkan̠ʲəx] ), also known as Kilkenny Cathedral ,
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#1733093950764312-413: The ancient stone of enthronement for bishops still exists under the seat of the medieval throne in the north transept, where to this day the bishops of Ossory are enthroned. The cathedral contains some of the finest ancient monuments in Ireland, including one to Bishop David, and the tombs of many bishops of Ossory and several owners of Kilkenny Castle . The subjects of the memorials stretch widely across
338-534: The cathedral has been carefully preserved in its original style and form. Near the cathedral's east end is Bishop's Palace. It was established in 1693 by Bishop Thomas Otway , it contains many theological documents and artefacts particularly relating to Bishop Otway and Bishop Edward Maurice from the 17th and 18th centuries. In 2013 the Maurice Otway collection was loaned to Maynooth College for restoration and safekeeping; earlier some documents have been moved to
364-553: The cathedral stands a 100 ft (30 m) 9th-century round tower. St Canice's tower is an example of a well-preserved 9th-century " Celtic Christian " round tower . It is dedicated to St Canice . It is one of only three such medieval round towers in Ireland that can still be climbed to the top, the other two being Kildare Round Tower in Kildare Town and Devenish Round Tower in County Fermanagh . The cathedral stands on
390-477: The cathedral was built in the Early English , or English Gothic, style of architecture, of limestone , with a low central tower supported on black marble columns. The exterior walls, apart from the gables, are embattled , and there are two small spires at the west end. The cathedral is seventy-five yards long, and its width along the transepts is forty-one yards. Inside, high pointed arches form entrances from
416-548: The cathedral. The erroneous belief that the see was originally at Aghaboe and later transferred to Kilkenny is traced by John Bradley to a 16th-century misinterpretation of a 13th-century property transfer. In the 16th century, the Irish church followed the English church in breaking with Rome. The substantial majority of the population, however, remained faithful Roman Catholics, despite the political and economic advantages of membership in
442-564: The downfall of his great patron Ormonde, who was accused of involvement in a Jacobite conspiracy and fled to France in 1715, is unknown. He died in Dublin on 30 January 1717 and was buried in St. Andrew's Church, Dublin. By his wife, Isabella (Belle) Danvers (or D'Anvers), daughter of Samuel Danvers and Beata Brydges and a Lady of the Bedchamber to Queen Anne , he had one daughter, Ann. Belle Danvers
468-603: The east window which is a replica of the original 13th-century window. The cathedral contains some of the finest 16th-century monuments in Ireland. Kilkenny was the ancient capital of the Kingdom of Ossory and St Canice's Cathedral stands on a site which has experienced Christian worship since the 6th century. The name of "Kilkenny" itself retains the anglicised version of the Irish Cill Chainnigh , which translates as "Church of Cainneach", or "Canice". The earliest church on
494-458: The fine east window, which is a replica of the 13th-century original. On the eastern side of the south transept is the consistory court , built by Bishop Pococke, with the chapter house to the north of it. From the north transept, a dark passage leads into St Mary's chapel, where the services of St Canice's parish once took place, and a later parish church next to it holds the tomb of Bishop Gafney (died 1576). Despite some 19th-century restoration,
520-410: The site is presumed to have been made of wood, later to be replaced in the later medieval period by a Romanesque-style stone church. This was in turn replaced by the current imposing medieval cathedral. A few yards from the present south transept stands an imposing 9th-century round tower , 100 ft high. Accessible only by a steep set of internal ladders, it may once have been both a watchtower and
546-410: The site of a Celtic Christian monastery said to have been founded in the sixth century by St Canice as a daughter house of Aghaboe Abbey . The Synod of Rathbreasail in 1111, which first divided Ireland into territorial dioceses, included both Aghaboe and Kilkenny in the Diocese of Ossory , with the episcopal see at Kilkenny, the capital of the Kingdom of Ossory . Thus the abbey church became
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#1733093950764572-474: The social spectrum, from the great figures of the House of Ormonde to the humble shoemaker and carpenter. In the north transept is the ancient Chair of St Kieran , made of carved stone, still used as the chair of enthronement for the Church of Ireland Bishops of Cashel and Ossory . There are continental carvings on the choir stalls and the hammer-beam roof. The cathedral has many stained glass windows, including
598-527: The state church. Since St Canice's Cathedral was now a Protestant place of worship, Roman Catholics were obliged to worship elsewhere. St Mary's Cathedral in Kilkenny was later built for the Roman Catholic diocese. The cathedral contains some 16th-century monuments. The architectural style of the cathedral is Early Gothic and is built of limestone. It is richly endowed with many stained glass windows, including
624-464: Was a bitter personal enemy of Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough , who described her as "not looking human". Another enemy of Belle, Mary Cowper , portrayed her marriage caustically: "She (Belle) married an Irish bishop who hoped to be made an English Bishop by marrying one of the Queen's dressers, but, I don't know how it happened, he missed his aim, and got only one of the frightfullest, disagreeablest wives in
650-531: Was begun in the 13th century, when it was at the western end of Kilkenny, and shows some similarities to St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin , both dating from the same period and completed by the end of the 13th century. In the Red Book of Ossory , fifteen pages dating from about 1324 contain sixty Latin verses, or Cantilenae , written by Richard de Ledrede , Bishop of Ossory , best known for his connection with trials for heresy and witchcraft. As stated elsewhere in
676-593: Was sufficiently prominent to be attainted for treason by the Dublin Parliament held in Dublin in 1689 by James II . After the victory of William III he was made, through Ormonde's influence, Bishop of Ossory in 1693. In 1704 he inherited the estate of his unmarried brother Standish , MP for Kilkenny at Talbot's Inch, and arranged his burial in St. Canice's Cathedral . In 1714 he became Bishop of Derry . His reaction to
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