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Twin spires rising over the Falls area mark St Peter's Cathedral, the Catholic cathedral of the Diocese of Down and Connor in west Belfast. For generations its towers have been a familiar sight on the city skyline. They are widely seen as a symbol of homecoming for people from the surrounding district. The church was built to serve the fast-growing Catholic population of 19th-century Belfast, on land given for the purpose. The foundation stone was laid in 1860. It was consecrated in 1866, afte...