Saint Patrick's Grave

this memorial stone does not rest upon the Patrick's grave

Down Cathedral is a Church of Ireland cathedral. It stands on the site of a Benedictine Monastery, built in 1183. Saint Patrick's remains are buried in the graveyard. According to tradition the remains of Saint Patrick with those of Saint Brigid and Saint Columba who is also known as Columcille, were reinterred on this site by John De Courey in the 12th Century thus fulfilling the prophesy that the three Saints would be buried in the same place.