 Æthelbert rebuilt York Minster , which had been destroyed by fire in 741 , giving Eanbald and Alcuin the job of overseeing the construction . Alcuin wrote that it had bright windows and ceilings and that the liturgical vessels and altars were decorated with precious metals and gems . The new building also had 30 altars as well as upper apartments . Æthelbert dedicated one of the altars to Saint Paul and it was located on the location where Edwin , the first Christian king of Northumbria , was baptized . 
