Editing Leicester (section)

==Religion==
[[File:Leicester Cathedral Nave, Leicestershire, UK - Diliff.jpg|thumb|The interior of [[Leicester Cathedral]]]]
The Cathedral Church of Saint Martin, Leicester,<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ot-vCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA396 |title=The Macmillan Guide to the United Kingdom 1978–79 |last=NA |first=NA |date=25 December 2015 |publisher=Springer |isbn=9781349815111 |language=en}}</ref> usually known as [[Leicester Cathedral]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://leicestercathedral.org/ |title=Leicester Cathedral – A beating heart for City and County |website=Leicestercathedral.org |language=en-GB |access-date=26 October 2019 |archive-date=26 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191026013719/https://leicestercathedral.org/ |url-status=live }}</ref> is the [[Church of England]] cathedral and is the seat of the [[Bishop of Leicester]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://leicestercathedral.org/about-us/welcome/ |title=Welcome to Leicester Cathedral – Leicester Cathedral |website=Leicestercathedral.org |language=en-GB |access-date=26 October 2019 |archive-date=26 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191026015438/https://leicestercathedral.org/about-us/welcome/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The church was elevated to a [[collegiate church]] in 1922 and made a cathedral in 1927 following the establishment of a new [[Diocese of Leicester]] in 1926.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://leicestercathedral.org/learn/history-of-leicester-cathedral/ |title=History of Leicester Cathedral – Leicester Cathedral |website=Leicestercathedral.org |language=en-GB |access-date=26 October 2019 |archive-date=29 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211229025156/https://leicestercathedral.org/history-of-leicester-cathedral-2/ |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://leicestercathedral.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Leicester-Cathedral-Consolidated-Report-Accounts-2017.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=1 March 2020 |archive-date=26 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191026014656/https://leicestercathedral.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Leicester-Cathedral-Consolidated-Report-Accounts-2017.pdf |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |url=https://www.britainexpress.com/counties/leicestershire/leicester/leicester-cathedral.htm |title=Leicester Cathedral & Richard III Memorial {{!}} History & Photos |website=Britainexpress.com |language=en |access-date=26 October 2019 |archive-date=26 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191026015442/https://www.britainexpress.com/counties/leicestershire/leicester/leicester-cathedral.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>

The [[Church of England parish church]] of [[St Nicholas Church, Leicester|St Nicholas]] is the oldest place of worship in the city. Parts of the church certainly date from about 880 AD, and a recent architectural survey suggested possible Roman building work. The tower is [[Norman architecture|Norman]]. By 1825 the church was in an extremely poor condition, and plans were made for its demolition. Instead, it was extensively renovated between 1875 and 1884, including the building of a new north [[aisle]]. Renovation continued into the twentieth century. A fifteenth-century octagonal [[Baptismal font|font]]. from the redundant [[Church of St Michael the Greater, Stamford]], was transferred to St Nicholas.<ref>{{cite web |title=20th Century |url=https://history.stnicholasleicester.com/1900-s.html |website=Welcome to St Nicholas Church in Leicester History Section |access-date=15 February 2020 |archive-date=15 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200215080043/https://history.stnicholasleicester.com/1900-s.html |url-status=dead}}</ref>

St Peter's Lane takes its name from the former medieval church of that name, which closed in the 1570s, its parish having merged with All Saints church.<ref>{{cite web |title=The ancient borough: Lost churches Pages 388-389 A History of the County of Leicester: Volume 4, the City of Leicester. |url=https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/leics/vol4/pp388-389 |website=British History Online |access-date=20 September 2021 |archive-date=20 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210920212338/https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/leics/vol4/pp388-389 |url-status=live }}</ref>

From the mid 17th century Leicester became a noted centre for [[Nonconformist (Protestantism)|Protestant Nonconformity]] and many sects constructed places of worship in the city including the [[Baptist Union of Great Britain|Baptists]], the [[Congregational church|Congregationalists]], the [[Quakers]], the [[Methodist Church of Great Britain|Methodists]], and the [[Unitarianism|Unitarians]]. By the 19th century the Baptist, Methodist, and Congregational presence had grown to include churches in several districts across the city and the [[Nonconformist conscience]] did much to impact the city's progressive politics. Many of these congregations are still active. In the aftermath of [[Catholic Emancipation]] in the 19th century a number of [[Roman Catholic]] churches and schools have been established in the city (see [[Catholic churches in Leicester]]).<ref name="Moore, Andre 2008">{{Cite book |title=Where Leicester Has Worshipped |url=http://www.laurel-house.co.uk/where-leicester-has-worshipped.html |year=2008 |author=Moore, Andre |publisher=Laurel House |isbn=978-0-9533628-2-0 |access-date=14 January 2020 |archive-date=22 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200922204915/http://laurel-house.co.uk/where-leicester-has-worshipped.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="storyofleicester.info">{{Cite web |url=https://www.storyofleicester.info/faith-belief/ |title=Faith & Belief – Story of Leicester |website=Storyofleicester.info |access-date=14 January 2020 |archive-date=23 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200523161356/https://www.storyofleicester.info/faith-belief/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name = hist1958>{{cite web |title=The ancient borough: Protestant Nonconformity: A History of the County of Leicester: Volume 4 |publisher=Victoria County History |pages=390–394 |year=1958 |url=https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/leics/vol4/pp390-394#h3-0003 |access-date=11 January 2020 |quote=1601}}</ref>

In 2011 Christians were the largest religious group in the city at 32.4%, with [[Muslims]] next (18.6%), followed by [[Hindus]] (15.2%), [[Sikhs]] (4.4%), [[Buddhists]] (0.4%), and Jews (0.1%). In addition, 0.6% belonged to other religions, 22.8% identified with no religion and 5.6% did not respond to the question.<ref>{{Cite book |title="2011 Census: Religion, local authorities in England and Wales". United Kingdom Census 2011. |publisher=Office for National Statistics.}}</ref> The city is home to places of worship or gathering for all the faith groups mentioned and many of their respective sub-denominations. In the case of Judaism, for example, with only 0.1% declaring it as their faith, the city hosts two active synagogues: one [[Liberal Judaism (United Kingdom)|Liberal]] and one [[Orthodox Judaism|Orthodox]].{{citation needed|date=May 2020}}

===Places of worship===
Places of worship include: [[Holy Cross Priory, Leicester|Holy Cross Priory]] (Roman Catholic), [[Shree Jalaram Prarthana Mandal]] (Hindu temple),<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/leicester/360_images/2002/11/shree_jalaram_prathana_mandal.shtml |title=Leicester 360° Images – 360-degree tour of Shree Jalaram Prathana Mandal |publisher=BBC |access-date=17 July 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091004173051/http://www.bbc.co.uk/leicester/360_images/2002/11/shree_jalaram_prathana_mandal.shtml |archive-date=4 October 2009 |url-status=live}}</ref> the [[Stake center|Stake Centre]] of the [[LDS Church]]'s [[Stake (Latter Day Saints)|Stake]],{{Citation needed|date=July 2011}} four [[Christadelphian]] meeting halls,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.leicester-christadelphians.org.uk/ |title=Leicester Christadelphians |publisher=Leicester Christadelphians |access-date=25 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180126012642/http://www.leicester-christadelphians.org.uk/ |archive-date=26 January 2018 |url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Jain|Jain Centre]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/leicester/360_images/2002/11/jain_temple.shtml |title=Leicester 360° Images – 360-degree tour of Jain Centre |publisher=BBC |access-date=17 July 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130218024739/http://www.bbc.co.uk/leicester/360_images/2002/11/jain_temple.shtml |archive-date=18 February 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Leicester Cathedral]], Leicester Central Mosque,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.islamiccentre.org/ |title=islamiccentre.org |access-date=29 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150623193733/http://www.islamiccentre.org/ |archive-date=23 June 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
Masjid Umar<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.masjid-umar.org/ |title=Masjid Umar – Leicester |access-date=29 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150621220332/http://www.masjid-umar.org/ |archive-date=21 June 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref> (Mosque),<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/leicester/content/panoramas/masjid_mosque_360.shtml |title=Leicester – In Pictures – Masjid Umar mosque |publisher=BBC |access-date=17 July 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101120080616/http://www.bbc.co.uk/leicester/content/panoramas/masjid_mosque_360.shtml |archive-date=20 November 2010 |url-status=live}}</ref> Guru Nanak Gurdwara (Sikh), Neve Shalom Synagogue (Progressive Jewish).{{citation needed|date=May 2020}}