St. Patrick‘s Cathedral

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 St. Patrick‘s Cathedral
 
St. Patrick‘s Cathedral is the seat of the Archbishop of New York, Edward M. Egan. It is the largest decorated gothic-style Catholic Cathedral in the United States and has been recognized throughout its history as a center of Catholic life in this country.

The Cathedral was begun in 1858 by Archbishop John Hughes to replace the original St. Patrick‘s Cathedral, which is used today as a parish church in New York. The cornerstone was laid in August of that year, and, after a suspension of work during the years of Civil War, John Cardinal McCloskey, the first American Cardinal, resumed wor...


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