Difference between revisions of "Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul"

From Wikidelphia
Jump to navigation Jump to search
m
m (minor correction)
 
(14 intermediate revisions by 2 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
The '''Cathedral SS Peter & Paul''', or, the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, is the Mother Church of the [[Archdiocese of Philadelphia]].  
+
{{toplink|url=http://www.cathedralphila.org|name=cathedralphila.org}}[[File:CathedralBasilica.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Interior of the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul.]]The cathedral church ('''Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul''') is the principal church of the diocese, because it is here that the bishop as local ordinary of the diocese has his throne (chair), called the cathedra. Open since 1864 and located at the East side of Logan Square on 18th Street and the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, the cathedral is '''the mother church of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia'''. It is the largest brownstone structure in Philadelphia and the largest Catholic Church in Pennsylvania. The history of the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul is central to the history of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.
  
== History and Architecture  ==
+
''Note:''  The above descriptive information came from the church's [http://cathedralphila.org/about/about-the-cathedral/ About The Cathedral] page.
  
A cathedral church is the principal church of a diocese, because it is here that the bishop or ordinary of the diocese has his throne, or Cathedra. On the twenty-seventh day of September, 1976, in the fourteenth year of his Pontificate, Pope Paul VI, named and raised the Cathedral Church of Sts. Peter and Paul to the dignity and honor of a Basilica. The Apostolic See on fitting occasions expresses its grateful appreciation to the faithful for outstanding Catholic action rendered to the Church and the people of God. It was for such an occasion that our Holy Father rendered this great honor on the Archdiocese of Philadelphia after it hosted the 41st International Eucharistic Congress.  
+
==In The News==
 +
*[http://whyy.org/articles/sharing-in-the-good-fortune-of-st-katharine-drexel/ Sharing in the good fortune of St. Katharine Drexel], WHYY, December 3, 2018.
  
The Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul, modeled after the Lombard Church of St. Charles (San Carlo al Corso) in Rome, is of the Roman-Corinthian style of architecture. The structure dates from 1846. Francis Patrick Kenrick, then Bishop of Philadelphia initiated the building venture. It was continued through the tenures of his successors, Saint John Neumann and Archbishop Wood, and completed in 1864.
+
==See Also==
 +
*[[Archdiocese of Philadelphia]]
 +
*[[Parkway Museums District]]
  
The Church measures more than 250' in length, 136' in width, and 101'6"in height from the pavement to the apex of the pediment. The exterior of the building now weather-worn and pinkish in color, is of brownstone, which originally came from quarries of Connecticut and northern New Jersey. Like the green patina on the great copper dome, this coating on the stone, too, is a natural protection. The dome itself rises over 60'. The total height of the Cathedral is 209' to the top of the 11-foot gold cross. At their greatest diameters, the dome is 71', and the ball under the cross is 6'8". The most casual visitors to the city have been impressed by the great dome as the sign of this religious landmark among many civic ones on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway.
+
[[Category:Is-Church]] [[Category:Is-Church-Roman_Catholic]]  
 
+
[[Category:Where-Logan_Square]]
<br>
 
 
 
== Info  ==
 
 
 
Cathedral: 18th St &amp; Benjamin Franklin Pkwy Phila 19103
 
 
 
Spanish Chapel (La Milagrosa): 1903 Spring Garden St Phila 19130
 
 
 
215-561-1313
 
 
 
[http://home.catholicweb.com/sspeterpaulcathedral/index.cfm/contact Email contact form]
 
 
 
==== Sunday Masses  ====
 
 
 
(as of Apr 1, 2011)
 
 
 
Cathedral:
 
 
 
*8:00 AM in Cathedral Chapel
 
*9:30 AM in Basilica
 
*11:00 AM in Basilica
 
*12:30 PM Cathedral Chapel
 
*5:00 PM in Basilica
 
 
 
Spanish Chapel:
 
 
 
*9:30 AM
 
*11:30 AM
 
 
 
<br>
 
 
 
== External Links  ==
 
 
 
*[http://www.sspeterpaulcathedral.catholicweb.com Cathedral SS Peter &amp; Paul]
 
 
 
[[Category:Is-Church]]
 

Latest revision as of 12:09, 4 December 2018

cathedralphila.org

Interior of the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul.

The cathedral church (Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul) is the principal church of the diocese, because it is here that the bishop as local ordinary of the diocese has his throne (chair), called the cathedra. Open since 1864 and located at the East side of Logan Square on 18th Street and the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, the cathedral is the mother church of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. It is the largest brownstone structure in Philadelphia and the largest Catholic Church in Pennsylvania. The history of the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul is central to the history of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.

Note:  The above descriptive information came from the church's About The Cathedral page.

In The News

See Also