Cathedral of St. John the Baptist - Catholic cathedral in the Irish city of Limerick. Cathedral of St. John the Baptist was built in the second half of the 19th century on the site of the old chapel of St. John (1753). Originally it planned to build a relatively small parish church, but in the process of raising it turned out that the project budget has increased significantly, and it was decided to build a temple, which will be the new cathedral of the diocese. He designed the building of the Cathedral of the famous English architect Philip Charles Hardwicke.

The foundation stone of the future cathedral was laid in May 1856, and after almost three years in the still unfinished church held its first service. Completely open to the public, the cathedral was in July 1861, despite the fact that construction work is still ongoing, impressive improvements required and the interior of the temple. The tower of the cathedral was designed separately, and its construction was completed in 1882. And in 1883 in Limerick from Dublin was taken to the bell, weighing half a ton, specially cast for the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist. Illuminated cathedral was only in 1894, and the official status of "Cathedral" was altogether in January 1912 in accordance with the decree of Pope Pius X.

Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, built of limestone and blue Limerick is a huge impressive building in the Gothic Revival style of architecture which clearly shows the influence of the famous Salisbury Cathedral. The tower with its crowning spire is 93 meters and is the tallest building in Limerick, as well as the highest religious building in Ireland. A very striking and interior of the church. Special attention is undoubtedly deserve luxury stained glass windows and numerous statues and sculptures of the cathedral.