Winchester Cathedral
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Name
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Winchester Cathedral
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Dates
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[1160] -
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Location
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Winchester
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Type
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Other
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Description
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Winchester Cathedral is an impressive Norman and Gothic style structure that was built between 1079-1532.
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Being such a grand structure of Christian worship, it may be surprising that the cathedral contains a painting of a Jewish man in the Chapel of the Holy Sepulchre. This depiction is believed to be of Joseph of Arimathea, who wears a conical hat. This was an item of clothing prescribed to Jews in England in 1267 to identify them as separate from Christians. However, as this painting is believed to have been produced around 1160, there is evidence that Jews wore these items before they were mandated.
