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The cathedral and the surrounding complex covers an area of 16.4 hectares (41 acres) and is property of the Armenian Apostolic Church (Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin). [111] Recognized as a national monument in 1983 by the Soviet Armenian government, this designation was reaffirmed by the government of Armenia in 2002. [190]
To be amalgamated into St. Mary Madgalen (Brentwood) on August 1, 2023. [65] Incarnate Word 13416 Olive Blvd., Chesterfield, MO 63017-3196 Little Flower 1264 Arch Terrace, Richmond Heights, MO 63117-1491 [66] Mary, Mother of the Church 5901 Kerth Rd., St. Louis, MO 63128-3705 (unincorporated St. Louis County) Mary, Queen of Peace
According to the 5th-century Armenian annals, Saint Gregory had a vision of Christ descending from heaven and striking the earth with a golden hammer to show where the cathedral should be built. Hence, the patriarch gave the church and the city the new name of Echmiadzin, which may be translated as "the place where the Only Begotten descended".
The cathedral originally housed an organ from the Roosevelt Organ Company; in 1926 the Skinner Organ Company installed a new organ. [6] Montana silver magnate Charles D. McLure, a St. Louis native, was revealed to be the anonymous donor of $50,000 toward constructing the cathedral (approximately $6.5 million today). [7] [full citation needed]
The current structure was completed in 618 AD. It is known for its fine Armenian-style architecture of the classical period, which has influenced many other Armenian churches since. It was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site along with other nearby churches, including Etchmiadzin Cathedral, Armenia's mother church, in 2000.
Saint Hripsime Church Saint Gayane Church Zvartnots Cathedral Other churches Shoghakat Church (1694) and Holy Mother of God Church (1764) were also important churches for Vagharshapat. Now in Metsamor site (4th millennium–8th century BC), statues of vishaps were built there, most of which have survived to this day.
St. Mary's Basilica, Kraków. Through the centuries, the progression of Medieval architecture towards Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque and eventually modern Marian church architectures may be viewed as a manifestation of the growth of Marian belief – just as the development of Marian art and music were a reflection of the growing trends in the veneration of the Blessed Virgin Mary in ...
The Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis, also known as the Saint Louis Cathedral, is a Catholic cathedral in the Central West End neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri. Completed in 1914, it is the mother church of the Archdiocese of St. Louis and the seat of Archbishop Mitchell T. Rozanski.