Continuing on our Land That We Love Tour here are the photos I took inside the Cathedral of St. Helena. This is a photo intensive post. Couldn’t leave out any of the photos I took. Dear and I had the cathedral to ourselves on this Tuesday afternoon.
The Cathedral of St. Helena was constructed at the turn of the century during the episcopate of Bishop John Carroll. It is an outstanding example of Geometric Gothic architecture, patterned after the Votive Church of the Sacred Heart in Vienna, Austria. Stained glass windows, white marble altars, statues carved of the purest Carrara marble, and genuine gold leaf decorates the sanctuary. The pews and woodwork are all done in hand carved oak. The magnificent lighting fixtures are of hand-forged bronze with a special lacquer finish. Outside, majestic twin spires rise 230 feet above the street.
In thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed. Genesis 22:18
Abraham and Isaac
He is risen.
Jesus said to him: Feed my lambs, feed my sheep. John 21:15
All power is given unto me in heaven and on earth.
Baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.
Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. John 3:5
To read about some of the history of St. Helena Cathedral click here.
The Happy Wonderer ~ ellen b. 
…beautiful architecture and windows, but I find it amazing that people think that this is necessary to be close to God.
So light and airy. What stunning windows. Certainly worth a visit. B x
So beautiful, Ellen. It’s great to see it is a living house of worship! The stained glass is quite exceptional.
I had no idea cathedrals of this kind existed as far west as this one! Since this one doesn’t bear the patina of hundreds of years, it makes you think what worshipers of the old European churches saw when those buildings were “new”.
Ann, I was surprised to find a cathedral like this one in Montana. 🙂
The stained glass windows are beautifully crafted. I appreciate the Biblical scenes that are depicted. They touch my heart. Thank you for including some scripture references Ellen.
Outstanding. The craftsmen and women of long ago did fabulous work.
WOW, Amazing, beautiful and impressive.
Truly amazing! It reminds me of what we’ve seen in Europe. We do not see this kind of craftmanship today!