Church of St Mary de Castro, Leicester
| St Mary de Castro, Leicester | |
|---|---|
North facade from Castle View showing Norman chancel and Gothic north nave, north aisle and St Anne's Chapel | |
| 52°37′56″N 1°08′25″W / 52.6323°N 1.1404°W | |
| Location | Leicester Castle |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Previous denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Churchmanship | Anglo-Catholic |
| History | |
| Dedication | St Mary de Castro "St Mary of the Castle" |
| Administration | |
| Province | Canterbury |
| Diocese | Leicester |
| Archdeaconry | Leicester |
| Parish | St Mary de Castro |
| Clergy | |
| Bishop(s) | Rt Revd Norman Banks SSC (AEO) |
| Vicar(s) | Interregnum |
| Laity | |
| Churchwarden(s) | Alan Fletcher Chris Phillips |
Listed Building – Grade I | |
| Designated | 1950 |
| Reference no. | 1074070 |
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St Mary de Castro
Map of central Leicester showing the location of the Collegiate Parish Church of St Mary de Castro (marked in green) among the key historic sites of Leicester Old Town. The other four medieval churches are marked in boldly with red pin spots. The Roman and medieval walls are marked by the dotted line. The one surviving Roman ruin is in purple, secular sites are in blue, and dissolved religious houses in black.
St Mary de Castro is an ancient, Grade I listed church in Leicester, England, located within the bailey of Leicester Castle. It is a Church of England parish church in the Diocese of Leicester. De Castro is Latin for 'of the Castle'; to differentiate it from the nearby St Mary de Pratis; 'St Mary of the Meadows'.
The building was closed in 2011 to the public after the spire was found to be unsafe but as of April 2015 is open again. The spire has been taken down and funds are currently insufficient to replace it and repair the tower beneath.
It is believed to have been the first church in the UK to be viewable online using Google Street View, having been photographed in August 2012.