Rosslyn Chapel

chapel in Roslin, Midlothian
Church anglican_church_building Q49642
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Rosslyn Chapel

Summary

Rosslyn Chapel is an Anglican church building[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of anglican_church_building entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,417 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Rosslyn Chapel's religion is recorded as Anglicanism[3].
  • Rosslyn Chapel is located in Midlothian[4].
  • Rosslyn Chapel is located in Lasswade[5].
  • Rosslyn Chapel is in the country of United Kingdom[6].
  • Rosslyn Chapel's instance of is recorded as Anglican church building[7].
  • Rosslyn Chapel's architect is recorded as William Sinclair, 1st Earl of Caithness[8].
  • Rosslyn Chapel's founder is recorded as William Sinclair, 1st Earl of Caithness[9].
  • Matthew the Apostle is named after Rosslyn Chapel[10].
  • Rosslyn Chapel's architectural style is recorded as Gothic architecture[11].
  • Rosslyn Chapel's Commons category is recorded as Rosslyn Chapel[12].
  • 1446 marks the founding of Rosslyn Chapel[13].
  • Rosslyn Chapel's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 55.8554, 'lon': -3.1599}[14].
  • Rosslyn Chapel's diocese is recorded as Diocese of Edinburgh[15].
  • Rosslyn Chapel's dedicated to is recorded as Matthew the Apostle[16].
  • Rosslyn Chapel's official website is recorded as http://www.rosslynchapel.org.uk/[17].
  • Rosslyn Chapel's heritage designation is recorded as category A listed building[18].
  • Rosslyn Chapel's connects with is recorded as designed landscape at Roslin Glen and Hawthornden Castle[19].
  • Rosslyn Chapel's associated electoral district is recorded as Midlothian[20].
  • Rosslyn Chapel's historic county is recorded as Midlothian[21].

Body

Geography

Rosslyn Chapel is in the country of United Kingdom[6]. Located in include Midlothian[4], a council area[22], in United Kingdom[23] and Lasswade[5], a civil parish[24], in United Kingdom[25].

Designation and Status

Rosslyn Chapel's instance of is recorded as Anglican church building[7]. Its heritage designation is recorded as category A listed building[18]. Its religion is recorded as Anglicanism[3].

History and Context

1446 marks the founding of Rosslyn Chapel[13]. Matthew the Apostle is named after it[10].

Why It Matters

Rosslyn Chapel ranks in the top 8% of anglican_church_building entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,417 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . Historic Environment Scotland ID. wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . rosslynchapel.com. rosslynchapel.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Historic Environment Scotland ID. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Historic Environment Scotland ID. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . portal.historicenvironment.scot. portal.historicenvironment.scot. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 22d ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Religion or worldview Anglicanism
    Inception
    Coordinate location {'lat': 55.8554, 'lon': -3.1599}
    Founded by
    + 24 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0245943-Rosslynska-kaple-Roslin-Skotsko, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259649|batch #259649]]"
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