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 | |
St Mary de Castro, Leicester | |
| 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 | Rt Revd Norman Banks SSC (AEO) |
| Vicar | 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 a medieval 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 to the public from 2011to 2015 after the spire was found to be unsafe and was dismantled. The tower has lacked a spire since then, as funds are insufficient to repair the tower and replace the spire.