St Audoen’s Church and Visitor Centre
A medieval chapel at the centre of city life
13 March - 05 November 2025
Due to reopen March 13th 2025
Admission
Free admission
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St Audoen’s Church and Visitor Centre
Nestled in the heart of the walled medieval city of Dublin, St Audoen’s Church is the only remaining medieval parish church in the capital. It is dedicated to the seventh-century bishop of Rouen and patron saint of Normandy.
St Audoen’s Church was crucial to the life of the medieval city. Here papal bulls were pronounced and public penances carried out. The Guild Chapel of St Anne houses an award-winning exhibition on the importance of St Audoen’s to medieval Dublin.
Visitors to St Audoen’s can examine the part of the church still in use by the Church of Ireland. They can also view the stunning fifteenth-century tomb to Baron Portlester and his wife.
Gallery
The exterior of St Audoen's Church and Visitor Centre. Credit: Carla Bass. Portlester Chapel ruins within St Audoen's Church and Visitor Centre. Credit: Carla Bass An exact replica of one of the more than 600 year-old bells of St Audoen's Church is on display in the Visitor Centre. Credit: Carla Bass. The fifteenth-century Portlester Monument of Sir Roland Fitz-Eustace, Lord Portlester, who died in 1496, and his third wife, Margaret (née D'Artois). Credit: Carla Bass. Seventeenth-century Sparke and Duffe memorials in St. Audoen’s Church. Credit: Carla Bass. Entrance to St Audoen's Visitor Centre. Credit: Carla Bass.
Opening Times
13 March – 05 November 2025
Notice
Partial access for visitors with disabilities.
Getting Here
Located close to Christ Church Cathedral
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Facilities
- Exhibition
- Toilets
Restrictions
- Assistance dogs only
Nearby sites to visit
St Audoen’s Church and Visitor Centre
Dublin Castle
The nerve centre of historical power in Ireland
Approx. 0.4 km from St Audoen’s Church and Visitor Centre
St. Mary’s Abbey – Chapter House – Cistercian Monastery
The ruins of one of the largest and most important monasteries in medieval Ireland
Approx. 0.5 km from St Audoen’s Church and Visitor Centre
St Stephen’s Green
A Victorian civic gem in Dublin’s greatest garden square
Approx. 1.0 km from St Audoen’s Church and Visitor Centre
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