Wednesday, December 20, 2017

The Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption


I took a little Christmas Blog Break, but I now I am back.

The Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption or St.Mary's Cathedral in San Francisco is the mother church of the Roam Catholic Archdiocese of the counties of San Francisco, Marin and San Mateo. Also, it is the metropolitan cathedral for the Ecclesiastical province of San Francisco. It was blessed in 1971 and in 1996 it was formally dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary under its current name. The first Papal Mass in the cathedral was celebrated by Pope John Paul II in 1987:


















The Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption is one of the most beautiful churches I have ever seen.

10 comments:

  1. What an unusual place. I think I prefer more traditional architecture for churches, but "traditional" is changing constantly, isn't it?
    Thanks for sharing at https://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/2017/12/wishing-you-merry-christmas.html

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  2. Wow, very modern! I like the artwork.

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  3. Oh my gosh, a late Christmas present for me for sure! Thank you so much my friend. I love it! The Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption never in my wildest dreams did I ever think I would see it & you made my wish come true. Thank you my friend thank you so much. A very MERRY CHRISTMAS to you & a Happy, Healthy & Prosperous New Year! I hope your worries are small & problems even smaller for 2018. Oh & BIG HUGS in abundance for 2018 too! HUGS!

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  4. Patrick,

    Beautiful artwork! Are these wood carvings? Thanks for sharing. I hope y'all had a wonderful Christmas and I pray for God's blessings to follow you throughout the coming new year, dear friend. Thanks for sharing with me in Blogosphere. You've been a great pal!

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  5. Enjoyed visiting the Church pictures. Thanks for sharing. Hope all are safe from the fires where you are. :)

    Peabea@Peabea Scribbles

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  6. It's beautiful too. What a lovely history she has as well.

    Hope you had a wonderful Wordless Wednesday. ☺

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  7. WOW! What a unique church! So cool! Happy New Year!

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  8. Patrick, you always visit the coolest places and provide such interesting background information! I am looking forward to seeing what fun places you share with us in 2018! Thanks so much for joining my last #SpreadTheKindness Link Up of 2017! Stay tuned for the new link up tomorrow.

    Happy New Year!
    Shelbee
    www.shelbeeontheedge.com

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