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}} The Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis, also known as the Saint Louis Cathedral, is a cathedral of the Roman Catholic Church located in the Central West End area of St. Louis, Missouri. Completed in 1914, it is the mother church of the Archdiocese of St. Louis and the seat of its archbishop, currently Robert James Carlson. The cathedral is named for Saint Louis and was designated a basilica by Pope John Paul II in 1997.〔(GCatholic.org, "Basilicas in the United States" )〕 The cathedral was built as a replacement for the previous Cathedral of St. Louis located along the Mississippi River. Although workers began clearing ground for the building on May 1, 1907, dedication of the Cathedral and its first mass did not take place until October 18, 1914, when the superstructure was complete.〔Federal Writers' Project, p. 321〕 Consecration of the church took place more than a decade later on June 29, 1926.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis )〕 The church is known for its large mosaic installation (which is one of the largest in the Western Hemisphere), burial crypts, and the addition of an outdoor sculpture to promote racial harmony. ==History== Planning for the cathedral began under the authority of Archbishop Peter Richard Kenrick in the 1870s and 1880s, and a fund was created for the construction of the building by Archbishop John Joseph Kain.〔Stevens, p. 1002〕 A formal organization promoting the new cathedral was created on April 28, 1871, and among the members of the St. Louis Cathedral Building Association were Archbishop Kenrick, Bishop Patrick John Ryan, and a variety of local businessmen.〔〔Scharf, p. 1653〕 Initial site selection indicated that the new cathedral would be built on a city block bounded by 22nd and 23rd streets, and by Pine and Chestnut streets, at a location east of the actual construction site.〔 However, the initiative for construction was only begun after the elevation of Archbishop John J. Glennon. The architecture firm of Barnett, Haynes & Barnett was selected, and Thomas P. Barnett led the design team for the project. A ceremony was conducted on May 1, 1907 for the groundbreaking of the site, and a formal laying of the building's cornerstone took place on October 18, 1908.〔〔 By 1914, enough of the building was complete for a dedication ceremony, yet full consecration did not take place until June 29, 1926.〔 Even after consecration, completion of the cathedral's mosaics was not accomplished until 1988. The grounds of the Cathedral also contain the distinctive circular Chancery Building, circa 1965, designed by the Peruvian-American modernist architect Wenceslaus Sarmiento. Image:Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis.JPG|An interior image of the Cathedral Image:CathedralSTLBasilicaBell.JPG|Tintinnabulum, a small bell signifying the status of the church as a minor basilica File:All Saints Chapel--L.C. Tiffany.JPG|Ceiling of All Saints Chapel 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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