page_title: Lancaster Priory
section_title: Cynibald's cross
hierarchical_section_title: Lancaster Priory / Architecture / Cynibald's cross
caption_attribution_description: English: Stone cross fragment, known as the "Lancaster Cross", with the runic inscription ᚷᛁᛒᛁᛞᚫᚦᚠᚩ // ᚱᚫᚳᚣᚾᛁᛒᚪᛚ // ᚦᚳᚢᚦᛒᛖᚱᛖ[-] = gibidæþ foræ cynibalþ cuþbere[ht] ("Pray for Cynibalth, Cuthbert") in a panel at the bottom of the shaft.
context_page_description: Lancaster Priory, formally the Priory Church of St Mary, is the Church of England parish church of the city of Lancaster, Lancashire, England. It is located near Lancaster Castle and since 1953 has been designated a Grade I listed building. It is in the deanery of Lancaster, the archdeaconry of Lancaster and the Diocese of Blackburn. Its benefice is combined with that of St John and St Anne.
context_section_description: In 1807 a runic cross was found while digging in the churchyard. The cross is 3 feet in length, and 1 foot 9 inches across. The Anglo-Saxon Runic inscription translates to "Pray ye for Cynibald Cuthburuc". Following a meeting of the British Archaeological Association in Lancaster, the cross was moved to the British Museum in 1868. A replica of the cross is now on display near the south west door of the priory.
caption: Runic cross found at Lancaster, now in the British Museum
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