Basilica of Saint Mary (Minneapolis)

Basilica of Saint Mary of Minneapolis

Interior of the basilica.

The Basilica of Saint Mary is a basilica in Minneapolis , Minnesota . It is co- cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis , whose cathedral is St. Paul in Saint Paul .

history

At the beginning of the 20th century, a desire arose in the rapidly growing city of Minneapolis to build a new cathedral. At Christmas 1903, Archbishop John Ireland presented the first plans for the construction, so that the first groundbreaking could take place just four years later on August 7, 1907. The architect was Emmanuel Louis Masqueray . After seven years of construction, the first Holy Mass was held in the newly built cathedral on May 31, 1914 . In 1926, during a solemn ceremony with Pope Pius XI. as the first cathedral in the United States to have minor basilica status and became the Basilica of Saint Mary of Minneapolis . In 1975 it was listed on the United States' National Register of Historic Places .

After water damage occurred in the 1980s, renovation work began on the cathedral. In addition, the old dome was replaced by a new one. In 2000, however, water damage was found again, which makes further remedial measures necessary.

The Basilica Block Party , a two-day music festival, has been held annually since 1995 . The income from this will benefit the preservation of the cathedral and those in need.

Furnishing

View of the organ

The organ was built in 1949 by the organ builder Wicks Organ Co. The instrument has 80 stops on five manual works and a pedal. In 2008, the building company reorganized the instrument and equipped it with new electric actions and a new console.

I Great Organ C – c f diapason 16 ′ First diapason 08th' Second diapason 08th' Stentorphone (solo) 08th' Hollow flute 08th' Gemshorn 08th' Principal 04 ′ Pipe flute 04 ′ Quint 02 2 ⁄ 3  ′ Great Octave 02 ′ Tierce 01 3 ⁄ 5  ′ Cornet III (solo) Mixture III Mixture IV-VI Herald Mixture VI (Solo) Herald Scharff IV Harmonic trumps 08th' Chimes

II Swell Organ C – c 4 Flûte Conique (Ext.) 16 ′ Violin Diapason 08th' Flûte Conique 08th' Viole de Gamba 08th' Viole Celeste 08th' Violins Octave 04 ′ Flute Triangular 04 ′ Gambette 04 ′ Octavine 02 ′ Piccolo 02 ′ Plein Jeu III Mixture IV Trombone (ext) 16 ′ Trumpet Harmonic 08th' Clairon Harmonique (Ext) 04 ′ Tremulant

III Choir Organ C – c 4 Violin diapason 08th' viola 08th' Covered 08th' Spitz Flute 08th' Unda Maris 08th' Coupling flute 04 ′ Octave 04 ′ Duplicate 02 ′ Spitz Piccolo (Ext) 02 ′ Quint (ext) 01 1 ⁄ 3  ′ Mixture III-IV Scharff III Vox Humana 08th' Tremulant

IV Solo Organ C – c 4 Stentorphone 08th' Big Flute 08th' Viol d'Orchestra 08th' Viol Celeste 08th' Stentor Octave (Ext) 04 ′ Major Fifteenth 02 ′ Cornet III Corno di Bassetto 08th' Tuba mirabilis 08th' Tuba Clarion 04 ′ Bombarde (Gt) 16 ′ Harmonic Trumpet (Gt) 08th' Clarion (Gt) 04 ′ Tremulant IV Herald Organ C – c 4 Herald Fanfare 16 ′ Herald Fanfare 08th' Herald Fanfare 04 ′ Cornet V (solo) 08th' Zimbelstern

Pedal Organ C – g 1 Resultant 32 ′ Sub bourdon 32 ′ Principal 16 ′ Open diapason 16 ′ Violone 16 ′ Bourdon 16 ′ Flûte Conique 16 ′ Octave 08th' Bourdon 08th' Flûte Conique 08th' cello 08th' Octave 04 ′ Mixture III Bombard 32 ′ Bombard 16 ′ Trombones 16 ′ Bombard 08th' Clarion 04 ′

• Remarks:

(Great) = Transmission from the II. Manual (Great Organ)

(Solo) = Transmission from the fourth manual (solo organ)

(Ext) = extended register

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Information on the organ (viewed December 7, 2018)

Web links

Commons : Basilica of Saint Mary  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Site of the Basilica of Saint Mary
• Basilica Block Party

Coordinates: 44 ° 58 '23 "  N , 93 ° 17' 10.9"  W.