Monday, September 16, 2024

A Visit to Old St Mary's Cathedral

 


Old St. Mary's Cathedral is located in Chinatown. It has been part of San Francisco since 1854. In 1891, it went from a cathedral to a regular parish church, but it retained the same name.  It survived the 1906 earthquake but inside was gutted by the fires from the earthquake. The church was renovated in 1907. It is still a working parish:



The inside is amazing:





But what what is totally amazing about the church is the stained glass throughout the church:









Old St. Mary's is a true San Francisco treasure and I hope it stays that way for many more years.

17 comments:

  1. All that stained glass really is quite beautiful.

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  2. It's a beautiful old church. I like the stained-glass windows.
    I am also quite fond of the small glass modernist building across the street. But the last time I was over there it seemed in bad shape :(

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  3. What a lovely cathedral I enjoyed your photos :-)
    Have a sacredtastic week Patrick 👍

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  4. So pretty. The old cathedrals are so beautiful

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  5. Amazing stained glass work there! The building looks great too.
    Nice to know about St. Mary's Cathedral.

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  6. Incredible stained glass! A lovely cathedral to be sure.

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  7. I adore looking at stained glass in churches. These examples are beautiful. Thanks for linking at Is This Mutton

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  8. Beautiful stained glass and church. Thank you for your weekend coffee share.

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  9. Very light! It looks beautiful. Have a great week.

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  10. I love the stained glass. Beautiful. Thanks for sharing this post with us at the Will Blog for Comments #47 linkup. Hope to see you sharing more next time at #48, which opens Monday.

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  11. I agree with everyone the stained glass is beautiful! Thank you for sharing with us at The Crazy Little Lovebirds link party #56.

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  12. This is so pretty. Loved the glasswork. Wonderful Post! Have a great day!
    Rampdiary 

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