Cathedral of Our Merciful Saviour

Cathedral of Our Merciful Saviour
Guild House and Bishop's Residence

The cathedral and tower from the northwest
Location 515 Second Ave NW
Nearest city Faribault, Minnesota
Coordinates 44°17′48″N 93°16′16″W / 44.29667°N 93.27111°W / 44.29667; -93.27111Coordinates: 44°17′48″N 93°16′16″W / 44.29667°N 93.27111°W / 44.29667; -93.27111
Built 1862-1869
Architect James Renwick, Jr.
Architectural style Gothic Revival
NRHP Reference # 79001253; 82003009
Added to NRHP August 10, 1979; February 19, 1982

The Cathedral of Our Merciful Saviour in Faribault is the oldest cathedral in Minnesota. Built 1862–1869, it was the first church in the Episcopal Church in the United States of America designed as a cathedral.[1] The architect was James Renwick, Jr., who also designed St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York, the Smithsonian Institution Building in Washington, D.C., and a very similar church, the Christ Church by the Sea in Colón, Panama.[2] On August 10, 1979, the cathedral and its guild house were added to the National Register of Historic Places. On February 19, 1982, there was a boundary increase to add the bishop's residence to the National Register.

Our Merciful Saviour was founded by Bishop Henry Benjamin Whipple, who is buried beneath the altar. In 1941 St. Mark's Episcopal Cathedral in Minneapolis was dedicated as the seat of the bishop for the Episcopal Diocese of Minnesota, but the Cathedral of Our Merciful Saviour retains its status as a full cathedral as well.

National Register listings

The cathedral altar

Original

Boundary increase

The Guild House from the northwest

See also

References

  1. ↑ Kalvalage, David A. (1993). Cathedrals of the Episcopal Church in the U.S.A. Cincinnati, Ohio: Forward Movement Publications. ISBN 088028143X.
  2. ↑ Jewel of Colon regains its beauty
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