Editing Cambridge (section)

== Religion ==
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Cambridge has a [[List of churches in Cambridge|number of churches]], some of which form a significant part of the city's architectural landscape. Like the rest of Cambridgeshire it is part of the [[Anglican]] [[Diocese of Ely]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elydiocese.org/who-we-are1/a-brief-history-of-the-diocese-of-ely/|access-date=26 April 2016|title=A brief history of the Diocese of Ely|website=The Church of England Diocese of Ely|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160513231910/http://www.elydiocese.org/who-we-are1/a-brief-history-of-the-diocese-of-ely/|archive-date=13 May 2016}}</ref>
[[St Mary the Great with St Michael, Cambridge|Great St Mary's Church]] has the status of "University Church".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gsm.cam.ac.uk/great-st-marys/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120801173303/http://www.gsm.cam.ac.uk/great-st-marys/|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 August 2012|title=Great St Mary's|publisher=Great St Mary's Ministry|access-date=21 March 2012}}</ref> Many of the university colleges contain chapels that hold services according to the rites and ceremonies of the [[Church of England]], while the chapel of [[St Edmund's College, Cambridge|St Edmund's College]] is Roman Catholic.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.st-edmunds.cam.ac.uk/life/chapel/index.php |title=Chapel |publisher=St Edmund's College, Cambridge |date=12 May 2008 |access-date=17 October 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080923132344/http://www.st-edmunds.cam.ac.uk/life/chapel/index.php |archive-date=23 September 2008 }}</ref> The city also has a number of [[Cambridge Theological Federation|theological colleges]] training clergy for [[ordination]] into a number of denominations, with affiliations to both the University of Cambridge and [[Anglia Ruskin University]].

Cambridge is in the Roman Catholic [[Diocese of East Anglia]] and is served by the large [[Gothic Revival]] [[Our Lady and the English Martyrs Church]] at the junction of Hills Road and Lensfield Road, [[St Laurence's Church, Cambridge|St Laurence's]] on Milton Road, St Vincent De Paul Church on Ditton Lane and by the church of St Philip Howard, in Cherry Hinton Road.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.catholicdirectory.org/Catholic_Information.asp?ID=868|title = Diocese of East Anglia|access-date = 6 January 2015|website = Catholic Directory|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150106141418/http://www.catholicdirectory.org/Catholic_Information.asp?ID=868|archive-date = 6 January 2015|url-status = live}}</ref>

There is a [[Moscow Patriarchate|Russian Orthodox]] church under the [[Russian Orthodox Diocese of Sourozh|Diocese of Sourozh]] who worship at the chapel of [[Westcott House, Cambridge|Westcott House]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sourozh.org/parishes-eng/|title=Parishes&nbsp;– Diocese of Sourozh|publisher=[[Russian Orthodox Diocese of Sourozh]]|access-date=21 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120305232751/http://www.sourozh.org/parishes-eng/|archive-date=5 March 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> the [[Greek Orthodox Church]] holds services at the purpose-built St Athanasios church under the [[Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain]],<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.thyateira.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=225&Itemid=136 |title= The Greek Orthodox Church of St. Anthanasius and St. Clement |publisher= [[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain]] |access-date= 21 March 2012 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120314061425/http://www.thyateira.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=225&Itemid=136 |archive-date= 14 March 2012 |url-status= live }}</ref> while the [[Romanian Orthodox Church]] share [[St Giles' Church, Cambridge|St Giles']] with the Church of England.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.orthodoxcamro.co.uk/about-the-parish.html|title=St. John the Evangelist Romanian Orthodox Parish in Cambridge|access-date=30 November 2019|archive-date=24 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191224083419/http://en.orthodoxcamro.co.uk/about-the-parish.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

There are two [[Methodism|Methodist]] churches in the city. [[Wesley Methodist Church, Cambridge|Wesley Methodist Church]] was built in 1913, and is located next to
[[Christ's Pieces]]. The [[Castle Street Methodist Church]] is the oldest of the two, having been built in 1823, and was formerly a [[Primitive Methodist Church|Primitive Methodist]] church.

There are three [[Quaker]] Meetings in Cambridge, located on Jesus Lane, Hartington Grove, and a Meeting called "Oast House" that meets in [[Pembroke College, Cambridge|Pembroke College]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cambridge-quakers.org.uk/ |title=Quakers in Cambridge |publisher=Cambridge Quakers |access-date=21 March 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725104136/http://www.cambridge-quakers.org.uk/ |archive-date=25 July 2011 }}</ref>

An [[Orthodox Judaism|Orthodox]] synagogue and Jewish student centre is located on Thompson's Lane, operated jointly by the Cambridge Traditional Jewish Congregation and the Cambridge University Jewish Society, which is affiliated to the [[Union of Jewish Students]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ctjc.org.uk|title=Welcome to CTJC|publisher=Cambridge Traditional Jewish Congregation|quote=We share our shul building with the students, who run Shabbat services during term-time.|access-date=28 February 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111227111756/http://www.ctjc.org.uk/|archive-date=27 December 2011|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ujs.org.uk/jsocs/view/271/cambridge-university/ |title=Cambridge University &#124; Union of Jewish Students |publisher=Cambridge University Union of Jewish Students |quote=The Cambridge Traditional Jewish Congregation hold Orthodox services at Thompsons Lane which are run by the students during term time and the residents in the vacation. |access-date=28 February 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120726021846/http://www.ujs.org.uk/jsocs/view/271/cambridge-university/ |archive-date=26 July 2012 }}</ref> The Beth Shalom [[Reform Judaism|Reform]] synagogue which previously met at a local school,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/cambridgeshire/hi/people_and_places/religion_and_ethics/newsid_8609000/8609693.stm|title=Home of its own: Cambridge Synagogue has a new base|work=BBC News|date=12 April 2010|access-date=28 February 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120804181020/http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/cambridgeshire/hi/people_and_places/religion_and_ethics/newsid_8609000/8609693.stm|archive-date=4 August 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> opened a purpose-built synagogue in 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.beth-shalom.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=100&Itemid=100|title=Beth Shalom Reform Synagogue&nbsp;– Cambridge&nbsp;– A New Synagogue|work=beth-shalom.org.uk|quote=Our new Synagogue and Community Centre is an environmentally-friendly, economical and flexible space...|access-date=16 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160914171118/http://www.beth-shalom.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=100&Itemid=100|archive-date=14 September 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> There is also a student-led egalitarian [[minyan]] which holds services on Friday evenings.

[[Cambridge Central Mosque]] is the main place of worship for Cambridge's community of around 4,000 Muslims.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cambridgecentralmosque.org/|title=Cambridge Central Mosque – Home|website=Cambridge Central Mosque|language=en-GB|access-date=28 November 2019|archive-date=4 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200504140620/https://cambridgecentralmosque.org/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/cn_news_home/displayarticle.asp?id=312719|title=Mosque site hunt is over|last=Extance|first=Rachel|date=6 May 2008|newspaper=[[Cambridge News]]|access-date=21 March 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090105221743/http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/cn_news_home/displayarticle.asp?id=312719|archive-date=5 January 2009}}</ref> Opened in 2019, it is described as Europe's first eco-friendly mosque<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-48044025|title='Eco mosque' opens for worshippers|date=24 April 2019|access-date=28 November 2019|language=en-GB|archive-date=4 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191004043341/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-48044025|url-status=live}}</ref> and is the first purpose-built mosque within the city. The Abu Bakr Jamia Islamic Centre on Mawson Road and the Omar Faruque Mosque and Cultural Centre in Kings Hedges are additional places of Muslim worship.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cambridgemosque.com/|title=Cambridge Mosque|website=www.cambridgemosque.com|access-date=28 November 2019|archive-date=24 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224020057/https://cambridgemosque.com/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.omarfaruquemosque.org.uk/index.php?section=1|title=Omar Faruque Mosque – North Cambridge Mosque, UK|website=www.omarfaruquemosque.org.uk|access-date=28 November 2019|archive-date=18 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200118073503/http://www.omarfaruquemosque.org.uk/index.php?section=1|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.salatomatic.com/d/Cambridge+17159+Omar-Faruque-Mosque-and-Cultural-Centre/?msg=9|title=Omar Faruque Mosque and Cultural Centre|publisher=Salatomatic|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715230518/http://www.salatomatic.com/d/Cambridge+17159+Omar-Faruque-Mosque-and-Cultural-Centre/?msg=9|archive-date=15 July 2011|access-date=20 July 2010}}</ref>

Cambridge Buddhist Centre, which belongs to [[Triratna Buddhist Community]], was opened in the former [[Theatre Royal, Barnwell, Cambridge|Barnwell Theatre]] on Newmarket Road in 1998.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.cambridgebuddhistcentre.com/cbc/CBC_history.php |title= History of the Barnwell or Festival Theatre |publisher= Cambridge Buddhist Centre |access-date= 13 January 2010 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20091006015146/http://www.cambridgebuddhistcentre.com/cbc/CBC_history.php |archive-date= 6 October 2009 |url-status= live }}</ref> There are also several local Buddhist meditation groups from various [[Buddhism|Buddhist]] including Samatha Trust and Buddha Mettā Society.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cambridgebuddhistsociety.org.uk/meditation.html|title=Meditation and Local Groups|access-date=29 October 2020|archive-date=2 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180902132939/http://cambridgebuddhistsociety.org.uk/meditation.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
A [[Hinduism|Hindu]] shrine was opened in 2010 at the Bharat Bhavan Indian cultural centre off [[Mill Road, Cambridge|Mill Road]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iccacambridge.co.uk/home|title=The Indian Community and Culture Association of Cambridge (ICCA)|work=Bharat Bhavan Indian cultural centre|access-date=3 March 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iccacambridge.co.uk/hall-hire/shrine|title=The Shrine|work=Bharat Bhavan Indian cultural centre|access-date=3 March 2012}}</ref>

A [[Sikhism|Sikh]] community has met in the city since 1982, and a [[Gurdwara]] was opened in [[Arbury]] in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|title=History of Cambridge Gurdwara – Cambridge Gurdwara|date=18 December 2012|url=https://www.cambridgegurdwara.org/history/|access-date=24 April 2021|language=en-US|archive-date=24 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210424141432/https://www.cambridgegurdwara.org/history/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Our History – Cambridge University Sikh Society|url=https://cam.sikhsoc.org/our-history/|access-date=24 April 2021|language=en-GB|archive-date=25 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225190618/https://cam.sikhsoc.org/our-history/|url-status=live}}</ref>