Immaculate Conception Cathedral Basilica (Denver)

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Cathedral from Capitols Hill

The Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception ( English Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception ) is a Roman Catholic church in Denver , capital of the US state of Colorado . The cathedral of the Archdiocese of Denver with the patronage of the Immaculate Conception bears the title of a minor basilica and is listed as a national historical monument .

history

After a previous church from 1860, construction of the cathedral on Capitol Hill began in 1902, the foundation stone was not laid until 1906. It was completed in 1911. The first service was celebrated in October 1912 and the church was not consecrated until 1921. In 1975 the cathedral was added to the National Register of Historic Places . In 1979 Pope John Paul II also awarded the cathedral the title of a minor basilica, and in 1993 he celebrated a mass in the cathedral basilica as part of World Youth Day .

Building

The Detroit architect Leon Coquard designed the cathedral in the neo-Gothic style . The starting point was the French collegiate church Saint-Nicolas from the 13th century in Munster , the birthplace of the then Bishop Nicholas Chrysostomos Matz .

The three-aisled basilica was built on a cross-shaped floor plan with a length of 59 meters and a width of 35 meters. The vault of the central nave reaches a height of 21 meters, the church towers rise 64 meters high and ring with 15 bells. The double tower facade has three portals with brass doors. Limestone from Indiana was used as building material for the church, and the foundations were made of granite from Gunnison , Colorado. Originally the cathedral held 1000 visitors, after the redesign as a result of the Second Vatican Council now 800 people.

Furnishing

In the interior, the most important furnishing elements were made of Carrara marble : the altar and the ambo , the statues and the cathedra as well as the communion bench . Marble from Colorado was also used. The total of 75 stained glass windows were created in the royal court glass painting by Franz Xaver Zettler in Munich , the largest area of lead glazing in a US church. The organ made by Kimball in 1912 has 43 stops and is played over three manuals; it was revised in 1996.

Web links

Commons : Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception on gcatholic.org (English)
  2. ↑ Entry in the National Register Information System . National Park Service , accessed November 6, 2019
  3. ↑ Architecture on the website of the cathedral
  4. ↑ Kevin Beaty: Capitol Hill's Cathedral Basilica, where renovations are nearly complete, has been part of Colfax Avenue for more than a century. In: denverite. November 11, 2017, accessed November 6, 2019 .
  5. ↑ information on organ (English)

Coordinates: 39 ° 44 ′ 25.1 ″  N , 104 ° 58 ′ 55.2 ″  W.