Saint Mary's Cathedral (Sydney)

Saint Mary's Cathedral

View through the church

The St Mary's Cathedral is the Roman Catholic Cathedral in Sydney and seat of the Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Sydney .

Building history

The cathedral is located in the center of Sydney, Sydney City , and was planned in an unusual north-south direction because of the street grid. Hyde Park and St James Underground Station are to the west, the Government House to the north, The Domain to the northeast and Phillip Park to the south. The neo-Gothic building made of Hawkesbury sandstone is one of the largest churches in Australia, with its 74.6 m high towers it is only the fourth highest on the continent. The foundation stone for the first Gothic-style cathedral of St. Mary was laid in 1821 by Governor Lachlan Macquarie ; however, it burned down in 1865. The foundation stone for today's cathedral was laid in 1868. Construction of the nave began in 1913 and the crypt was completed in 1961. Two towers included in Wardell's original plan were not completed until 2000.

In 1932 Pope Pius XI gave the church . the title of a papal basilica minor and has the status of an architectural monument . She is the Mary Help of Christians ( Mary Help of Christians consecrated).

Furnishing

Works of art

For World Youth Day 2008 the Italo-Australian congregation in Sydney donated a bronze statue of John Paul II to the cathedral , cast by the Italian sculptor Fiorenzo Bacci . The statue was placed in front of the church.

Church music

Organs

The history of the organs goes back to the 19th century. Today there are three instruments in the cathedral. The main organ in the stands under the large rose window was built from 1997 to 1999 by the organ builder Orgues Létourneau (Saint Hyacinthe, Quebec). It has 46 stops on three manual works and a pedal.

Great Organ C– Bourdon 16 ′ Open diapason 8th' Harmonic flute 8th' Chimney Flute 8th' violoncello 8th' Principal 4 ′ Forest flood 4 ′ Twelfth 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′ Fifteenth 2 ' Mixture IV Sharp Mixture III Trumpet 8th' Tremulant

Swell Organ C– Bourdon 16 ′ Open diapason 8th' Stopped diapason 8th' Viole de Gambe 8th' Voix Celeste 4 ′ Principal 4 ′ Night horn 4 ′ Fifteenth 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′ Mixture V Double trumpet 16 ′ Cornopean 8th' oboe 8th' Clarion 4 ′ Tremulant

Choir Organ C– Salicional 8th' Stopped diapason 8th' Principal 4 ′ Coupling flute 4 ′ Nasard 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′ Block flood 2 ′ Tierce 1 3 ⁄ 5  ′ Larigot 1 1 ⁄ 3  ′ Mixture IV Clarinet 8th' tuba 8th' Tremulant

Pedal Organ C– Contra Bourdon 32 ′ Open diapason 16 ′ Bourdon 16 ′ Principal 8th' Bass flute 8th' Choral bass 4 ′ Mixture III Trombones 16 ′ Trumpet 8th' Clarion 4 ′

Trivia

On November 28, 2017, the funeral service for the late AC / DC guitarist Malcolm Young took place here.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Basilica minor
2. ↑ St. Mary's Catholic Cathedral and Chapter House
3. ↑ Information on the main organ , also on the other organs (English)
4. ↑ https://www.rollingstone.de/acdc-fotos-hier-traegt-brian-johnson-seinen-freund-angus-young-seinen-bruder-malcolm-zu-grabe-1414059/#click_first Accessed January 5 2018

Web links

Commons : St Mary's Cathedral, Sydney  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Homepage of the Cathedral (Engl.)

Coordinates: 33 ° 52 ′ 16.1 ″  S , 151 ° 12 ′ 47.5 ″  E