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[[Image:Rose Window Washington National Cathedral.jpg|thumb|The west rose window was dedicated in 1977 in the presence of [[Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom|Queen Elizabeth II]] and President [[Jimmy Carter]].]]
[[Image:Rose Window Washington National Cathedral.jpg|thumb|The west rose window was dedicated in 1977 in the presence of [[Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom|Queen Elizabeth II]] and President [[Jimmy Carter]].]]
The '''Washington National Cathedral''', officially named the '''Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul''', is a [[cathedral]] of the [[Episcopal Church (United States)|Episcopal Church]] located in [[Washington, D.C.]], the capital of the [[United States]]. Of [[neogothic]] design, it is the sixth-largest cathedral in the world, the second-largest in the United States,<ref>[http://www.nationalcathedral.org/about/allFigures.shtml Washington National Cathedral: All Figures] Nationalcathedral.org</ref> and the [[List of tallest buildings in Washington, D.C.|fourth-tallest structure in Washington, D.C.]] The cathedral is the [[Cathedra|seat]] of both the [[presiding bishop#The Episcopal Church|Presiding Bishop]] of the Episcopal Church, [[Katharine Jefferts Schori]] as of 2011; and the Bishop of the [[Episcopal Diocese of Washington|Diocese of Washington]], [[John Bryson Chane]] as of 2011. In 2009, nearly 400,000 visitors toured the structure. The congregation numbers 800.<ref name="wp100606">{{Cite news | first=Annie | last=Gowen | title=Rare books could be the next to go | url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/06/04/AR2010060404824.html?nav=emailpage| work= | publisher=Washington Post | location=Washington, DC | pages= C1 | date=6 June 2010 | id= | accessdate=}}</ref>
The '''Washington National Cathedral''', officially named the '''Cathedral Church of Saints Peter, Paul and Mary''', is a [[cathedral]] of the [[Episcopal Church (United States)|Episcopal Church]] located in [[Washington, D.C.]], the capital of the [[United States]]. Of [[neogothic]] design, it is the sixth-largest cathedral in the world, the second-largest in the United States,<ref>[http://www.nationalcathedral.org/about/allFigures.shtml Washington National Cathedral: All Figures] Nationalcathedral.org</ref> and the [[List of tallest buildings in Washington, D.C.|fourth-tallest structure in Washington, D.C.]] The cathedral is the [[Cathedra|seat]] of both the [[presiding bishop#The Episcopal Church|Presiding Bishop]] of the Episcopal Church, [[Katharine Jefferts Schori]] as of 2011; and the Bishop of the [[Episcopal Diocese of Washington|Diocese of Washington]], [[John Bryson Chane]] as of 2011. In 2009, nearly 400,000 visitors toured the structure. The congregation numbers 800.<ref name="wp100606">{{Cite news | first=Annie | last=Gowen | title=Rare books could be the next to go | url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/06/04/AR2010060404824.html?nav=emailpage| work= | publisher=Washington Post | location=Washington, DC | pages= C1 | date=6 June 2010 | id= | accessdate=}}</ref>


The [[Protestant Episcopal Cathedral Foundation]], under the first seven Bishops of Washington, erected the cathedral under a charter passed by the [[United States Congress]] on January 6, 1893. Construction began on September 29, 1907, when the [[foundation stone]] was laid in the presence of [[President of the United States|President]] [[Theodore Roosevelt]] and a crowd of more than 20,000, and ended 83 years later when the last [[finial]] was placed in the presence of President [[George H. W. Bush]] in 1990. Decorative work, such as carvings and statuary, is ongoing as of 2011. The foundation operates and funds the cathedral, which is not funded by the [[Federal government of the United States|U.S. government]].
The [[Protestant Episcopal Cathedral Foundation]], under the first seven Bishops of Washington, erected the cathedral under a charter passed by the [[United States Congress]] on January 6, 1893. Construction began on September 29, 1907, when the [[foundation stone]] was laid in the presence of [[President of the United States|President]] [[Theodore Roosevelt]] and a crowd of more than 20,000, and ended 83 years later when the last [[finial]] was placed in the presence of President [[George H. W. Bush]] in 1990. Decorative work, such as carvings and statuary, is ongoing as of 2011. The foundation operates and funds the cathedral, which is not funded by the [[Federal government of the United States|U.S. government]].

Revision as of 02:29, 6 November 2011

Washington National Cathedral
Washington National Cathedral is officially dedicated as the Cathedral Church of Saints Peter, Paul and Mary.
Washington National Cathedral is located in Washington, D.C.
Washington National Cathedral
LocationWisconsin Avenue and Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C.
Built1907-1990
ArchitectGeorge Frederick Bodley, Philip Hubert Frohman
Architectural styleNeogothic
NRHP reference No.74002170
Added to NRHPMay 3, 1974
The west rose window was dedicated in 1977 in the presence of Queen Elizabeth II and President Jimmy Carter.

The Washington National Cathedral, officially named the Cathedral Church of Saints Peter, Paul and Mary, is a cathedral of the Episcopal Church located in Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States. Of neogothic design, it is the sixth-largest cathedral in the world, the second-largest in the United States,[1] and the fourth-tallest structure in Washington, D.C. The cathedral is the seat of both the Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church, Katharine Jefferts Schori as of 2011; and the Bishop of the Diocese of Washington, John Bryson Chane as of 2011. In 2009, nearly 400,000 visitors toured the structure. The congregation numbers 800.[2]

The Protestant Episcopal Cathedral Foundation, under the first seven Bishops of Washington, erected the cathedral under a charter passed by the United States Congress on January 6, 1893. Construction began on September 29, 1907, when the foundation stone was laid in the presence of President Theodore Roosevelt and a crowd of more than 20,000, and ended 83 years later when the last finial was placed in the presence of President George H. W. Bush in 1990. Decorative work, such as carvings and statuary, is ongoing as of 2011. The foundation operates and funds the cathedral, which is not funded by the U.S. government.

The cathedral stands at Massachusetts and Wisconsin avenues in the northwest quadrant of Washington. It is an associate member of the Washington Theological Consortium.[3] It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. In 2007, it was ranked third on the List of America's Favorite Architecture by the American Institute of Architects.[4]

History

Construction

In 1792, Pierre L'Enfant's "Plan of the Federal City" set aside land for a "great church for national purposes." The National Portrait Gallery now occupies that site. In 1891, a meeting was held to renew plans for a national cathedral. In 1893, the Protestant Episcopal Cathedral Foundation of the District of Columbia was granted a charter from Congress to establish the cathedral. The commanding site on Mount Saint Alban was chosen. Henry Yates Satterlee, first Episcopal Bishop of the Diocese of Washington, chose Frederick Bodley, England's leading Anglican church architect, as the head architect. Henry Vaughan was selected supervising architect.

Construction started September 29, 1907, with a ceremonial address by President Theodore Roosevelt and the laying of the cornerstone. In 1912, Bethlehem Chapel opened for services in the unfinished cathedral, which have continued daily ever since. When construction of the cathedral resumed after a brief hiatus for World War I, both Bodley and Vaughan had died. Gen. John J. Pershing led fundraising efforts for the church after World War I. American architect Philip Hubert Frohman took over the design of the cathedral and was thenceforth designated the principal architect. Funding for the National Cathedral has come entirely from private sources. Maintenance and upkeep continue to rely entirely upon private support.

National House of Prayer

Congress has designated the Washington National Cathedral as the "National House of Prayer". During World War II, monthly services were held there "on behalf of a united people in a time of emergency". Before and since, the building has hosted other major events, both religious and secular, that have drawn the attention of the American people.

Washington National Cathedral Twilight

Major events

Among them are the state funerals for four American Presidents:

The state funeral of Ronald Reagan

Other events include:

  • Funeral for Secretary of Commerce Ronald Brown (1996)
  • Funeral for U.S. Ambassador to France Pamela Harriman (1997)
  • Funeral for Washington Post publisher Katharine Graham (2001)
  • Funeral for educator and civil rights leader Dorothy Height (2010)
  • Presidential prayer service the day after a presidential inauguration, and attended by Presidents: Franklin Delano Roosevelt in 1937; Ronald Reagan in 1985; George H.W. Bush in 1989; George W. Bush in 2001 and 2005, and Barack Obama in 2009.[7]
  • Memorial service for President Harry S. Truman (1973). Truman had planned a state funeral and burial at the cathedral. However, due to the advanced age of his wife Bess, the service was instead conducted privately in Missouri. Foreign dignitaries gathered for a memorial service at the cathedral a week after the funeral.
  • Memorial service for the casualties of the Vietnam War on November 14, 1982.
  • Memorial service for the victims of the September 11, 2001 attacks.
  • Special evensong for the victims of the Virginia Tech massacre.

In addition, it was from Washington National Cathedral's Canterbury Pulpit that the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered the final Sunday sermon of his life, just a few days before his assassination.[8] A memorial service for King was held at the cathedral later the same week.

2011 earthquake

The cathedral was damaged during the 2011 Virginia earthquake. Finial stones on several pinnacles broke off, and several pinnacles twisted out of alignment or collapsed entirely; some gargoyles and other carvings were damaged, and a hole was punched through the metal-clad roof by falling masonry. Cracks have also appeared in the flying buttresses surrounding the apse. Inside, initial inspections revealed less damage, with some mortar joints loose or falling out; the stone vaults have been deemed to be sound. The 5.8 earthquake, the largest the east coast of the United States had seen since 1944, was felt very strongly in Washington, D.C., and damaged several buildings along with the cathedral. Repairs are expected to cost millions and take several years to complete. The cathedral will be closed from August 22, 2011-November 7, 2011. [9]

Architecture

Looking east, looking up to the choir of the cathedral

Its final design shows a mix of influences from the various Gothic architectural styles of the Middle Ages, identifiable in its pointed arches, flying buttresses, a variety of ceiling vaulting, stained-glass windows and carved decorations in stone, and by its three similar towers, two on the west front and one surmounting the crossing. During an earthquake on August 23, 2011 three of the four top spires fell off the cathedral. The fourth spire was leaning.

Ceiling of the Cathedral facing the Main Altar.

Washington National Cathedral consists of a long, narrow rectangular mass formed by a nine-bay nave with wide side aisles and a five-bay chancel, intersected by a six bay transept. Above the crossing, rising 91 m (301 ft) above the ground, is the Gloria in Excelsis Tower; its top, at 206 m (676 ft) above sea level, is the highest point in Washington.[10] The Pilgrim Observation Gallery—which occupies a space about 3/4ths of the way up in the west-end towers—provides sweeping views of the city. In total, the cathedral is 115 m (375 ft) above sea level. Unique in North America, the central tower has two full sets of bells — a 53-bell carillon and a 10-bell peal for change ringing; the change bells are rung by members of the Washington Ringing Society.[11] The cathedral sits on a landscaped 57 acre (230,000 m²) plot on Mount Saint Alban.

The one-story porch projecting from the south transept has a large portal with a carved tympanum. This portal is approached by the Pilgrim Steps, a long flight of steps 12 m (40 ft) wide.

The Space Window

Most of the building is constructed using a buff-colored Indiana limestone over a traditional masonry core. Structural, load-bearing steel is limited to the roof's trusses (traditionally built of timber); concrete is used significantly in the support structures for bells of the central tower, and the floors in the west towers.

The pulpit was carved out of stones from Canterbury Cathedral; Glastonbury Abbey provided stone for the bishop's formal seat, the cathedra. The high altar, The Jerusalem Altar, is made from stones quarried at Solomon's Quarry near Jerusalem, reputedly where the stones for Solomon's Temple were quarried. In the floor directly in front of that altar are set ten stones from the Chapel of Moses on Mount Sinai, representing the Ten Commandments as a foundation for the Jerusalem Altar.

Side view

There are many other works of art including over two hundred stained glass windows, the most familiar of which may be the Space Window, honoring man's landing on the Moon, which includes a fragment of lunar rock at its center. Extensive wrought iron adorns the building, a large amount of it being the work of Samuel Yellin. A substantial gate of forged iron by Albert Paley was installed on the north side of the crypt level in 2008. Intricate woodcarving, wall-sized murals and mosaics, and monumental cast bronze gates can also be found. Most of the decorative elements have Christian symbolism, in reference to the church's Episcopalian roots, but the cathedral is filled with memorials to persons or events of national significance: statues of Washington and Lincoln, state seals embedded in the marble floor of the narthex, state flags that hang along the nave, stained glass commemorating events like the Lewis and Clark expedition and the raising of the American flag at Iwo Jima.

The cathedral was built with several intentional "flaws" in keeping with an apocryphal medieval custom that sought to illustrate that only God can be perfect. Artistically speaking, these flaws (which often come in the form of intentional asymmetries) draw the observer's focus to the sacred geometry as well as compensate for visual distortions, a practice that has been used since the Pyramids and the Parthenon. Architecturally, it is thought that if the main aisle of the cathedral where it meets the cross section were not tilted slightly off its axis, a person who looked straight down the aisle could experience a slight visual distortion, rendering the building shorter than it is, much like looking down railroad tracks.[citation needed] The architects designed the crypt chapels in Norman, Romanesque, and Transitional styles predating the Gothic, as though the cathedral had been built as a successor to earlier churches, a common occurrence in European cathedrals.

The Cathedral boasts what is probably the world's only sculpture of Darth Vader on a religious building. During construction of the west towers of the Cathedral, developers decided to hold a competition for children to design decorative sculptures for the Cathedral. The image of the villainous Vader, sculpted by Jay Hall Carpenter and carved by Patrick J. Plunkett, was placed high upon the northwest tower of the Cathedral, fulfilling the role of a traditional grotesque.[12] There are many gargoyles on the cathedral. The gargoyle designs are varying, but they are usually located on a roof or tower.

Architects

Detail of cast bronze gate

The cathedral's master plan was designed by George Frederick Bodley, a highly regarded British Gothic Revival architect of the late-19th and early-20th centuries, and was influenced by Canterbury. Landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr. contributed a landscaping plan for the cathedral close. After Bodley died in 1907, his partner Henry Vaughan revised the original design, but work stopped during World War I and Vaughan died in 1917. When work resumed, the chapter hired New York architecture firm Frohman, Robb and Little to execute the building. Philip Hubert Frohman, who had designed his first fully functional home at the age of 14 and received his architectural degree at the age of 16, and his partners worked to perfect Bodley's vision, adding the carillon section of the central tower, enlarging the west façade, and making numerous smaller changes. Ralph Adams Cram was hired to supervise Frohman, because of his experience with the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City, but Cram insisted on so many major changes to the original design that Frohman convinced the Cathedral Chapter to fire him. By Frohman's death in 1972, the final plans had been completed and the building was finished accordingly.

Images of architectural details

Leadership and funding

The East End of the cathedral, with the Ter Sanctus reredos, featuring 110 carved figures surrounding the central figure of Jesus.[13]

The cathedral is both the episcopal seat of the bishop of Washington (currently the Right Reverend John Bryson Chane) and the primatial seat of the Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church (currently the Most Reverend Katharine Jefferts Schori). Bishop Chane has announced his retirement, effective in the fall, 2011. The Rev. Dr. Mariann Edgar Budde was elected by the diocese of Washington in June, 2011, to replace Bishop Chane; upon her confirmation, she will be the 9th bishop of the diocese, and the first woman to fill that role.

The current dean of the cathedral is the Very Reverend Samuel T. Lloyd III, who took office on April 23, 2005; he has announced his retirement, effective September 18, 2011. Lloyd will return to Trinity Church, Boston to assume the role of Priest-in-Charge.[14] Before becoming dean, Lloyd was the chaplain of the University of the South and later rector of Trinity Church in Boston, Massachusetts.

Former deans:

The National Cathedral Association (NCA) seeks to raise and provide funds for and promote the Washington National Cathedral. Across the United States, it has more than 14,000 members, more than 88 percent of whom live outside the Washington area, and who are divided into committees by state. Visitors to the cathedral provide another significant source of funds, through donations and group touring fees. Every year, each state has a state day at the cathedral, on which that state is recognized by name in the prayers. Over a span of about four years, each state is further recognized at a Major State Day, at which time those who live in the state are encouraged to make a pilgrimage to the cathedral and dignitaries from the state are invited to speak. American state flags were displayed in the nave until 2007; currently the display of the state flags alternates throughout the year with the display of liturgical banners hung on the pillars, reflecting the seasons of the Church year.

The budget, $27 million in 2008, was trimmed to $13 million in 2010. Staff was reduced from 170 to 70. There was an endowment of $50 million.[2]

Worship

The flags of all the states of the US were displayed in the cathedral's nave until mid-2007; their display now alternates throughout the year with that of liturgical banners hung on the pillars.
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The flags of all the states of the US with the current liturgical banners hung on the pillars.

The worship department is, like the cathedral itself, rooted in the doctrine and practice of the Episcopal Church, and based in the Book of Common Prayer. Four services (and five in the summer) are held each weekday, including the daily Eucharist. Sunday through Thursday, the Cathedral Choirs sing Evensong. The forty-minute service is attended by roughly fifty to seventy-five people (more on Sunday). Five services of the Eucharist are also held on Sunday, including the Contemporary Folk Eucharist held in the Chapel of St. Joseph of Arimathea, and a Healing Eucharist in the late evening.

The cathedral also has been a temporary home to several congregations, including a Jewish synagogue and an Eastern Orthodox community. It has also been the site for several ecumenical and/or interfaith services. In October 2005, at the cathedral, the Rev. Nancy Wilson was consecrated and installed as Moderator (Denominational Executive) of the Metropolitan Community Church, by its founding Moderator, the Rev. Dr. Troy Perry.

Each Christmas, the cathedral holds special services, which are broadcast to the world. The service of lessons and carols is distributed by Public Radio International. Christmas at Washington National Cathedral is a live television broadcast of the 9 a.m. Eucharist on Christmas Day. It is produced by Allbritton Communications and is shown on national affiliates in most cities around the United States. Some affiliates broadcast the service at noon. The Christmas service at the cathedral has been broadcast to the nation on television since 1953.

Music

The Washington National Cathedral Choir of Men and Boys, founded in 1909, is one of very few cathedral choirs of men and boys in the United States with an affiliated school, in the English choir tradition. The 18–22 boys singing treble are of ages 8–14 and attend St. Albans School, the Cathedral school for boys, on singing scholarships.

In 1997, the Cathedral Choir of Men and Girls was formed by Bruce Neswick, using the same men as the choir of the men and boys. The two choirs currently share service duties and occasionally collaborate. The girl choristers attend the National Cathedral School.

The console of the Great Organ at Washington National Cathedral in 2010. It includes four manuals: the Choir, Great, Swell, and Solo. It is located in the Great Choir.

Both choirs have recently recorded several CDs, including a Christmas album; a U.S. premiere recording of Ståle Kleiberg's Requiem for the Victims of Nazi Persecution; and a patriotic album, America the Beautiful.

The choirs rehearse separately every weekday morning in a graded class incorporated into their school schedule. The choristers sing Evensong five days a week (the Boys Choir on Tuesdays and Thursdays and the Girls Choir on Mondays and Wednesdays). The choirs alternate Sunday worship duties, singing both morning Eucharist and afternoon Evensong when they are on call. The choirs also sing for numerous state and national events. The choirs are also featured annually on Christmas at Washington National Cathedral, broadcast nationally on Christmas Day.

The Great Organ was installed by the Ernest M. Skinner & Son Organ Company in 1938. The original instrument consisted of approximately 8,400 pipes. The instrument was enlarged by the Aeolian-Skinner Organ Company in 1963 and again between 1970 and 1975, during which time more than half of the original instrument was removed. The present instrument consists of 189 ranks and 10,647 pipes. It is the largest organ in the city of Washington and one of the 20 largest organs in the world.[15][16]

Specifications:
Great
Diapason 16’
Violon 16’
Bourdon 16’
Prinzipal 8’
Spitz Prinzipal 8’
Waldföte 8’
Holz Bordun 8’
Salicional 8’
Violon 8’
Erzähler 8’
Oktav 4’
Spitzoktav 4’
Koppel Flöte 4’
Quinte 22/3’
Super Oktav 2’
Blockflöte 2’
Sesquialtera II
Klein Mixtur IV
Mixtur IV-V
Scharf VI
Terzzymbel VI-X
Bombarde 16’
Posthorn 8’
Trompette 8’
Clairon 4’
Trompette en ch. 4’
Tuba Mirabilis 8’
Choir
Gemshorn 16’
Chimney Flute 8’
Viola Pomposa 8’
Viola Pomposa cel. 8’
Chœur des Violes V 8’
Viole Céleste II 8’
Kleiner Erzähler II 8’
Principal 4’
Harmonic Flute 4’
Fugara 4’
Rohrnasat 22/3’
Hellflöte 2’
Terz 13/5’
Mixture III-IV
Glockenspiel II
Orchestral Bassoon 16’
Trumpet 8’
Cromorne 8’
Regal 8’
Tuba Mirabilis 8’
Trompette en ch. 8’
Posthorn 8’
Harp Celesta 8’
Zimbelstern
Tremolo
Swell
1st Division
Violoncelle 16’
Montre 8’
Violoncelle cel. II 8’
Prestant 4’
Plein Jeu V
Cymbale IV
Bombarde 16’
Trompette 8’
Clairon 4’

2nd Division
Flûte Courte 16’
Bourdon 8’
Flûte à Fuseau 8’
Viole de Gambe 8’
Viole Céleste 8’
Voix Céleste II 8’
Flute Celeste II 8’
Octave 4’
Flûte Travesière 4’
Nasard 22/3’
Octavin 2’
Tierce 13/5’
Petit Jeu IV
Posaune 16’
2ème Trompette 8’
Hautbois 8’
Cor d’Amour 8’
2ème Clairon 4’
Tremolo

3rd Division
Flûte d’Argent 8’
Chœur des Violes II 8’–4’
Éoliènne Céleste V 8’
Voix Humaine 8’
Tremolo
Solo
Diapason 8’
Flauto Mirabilis II 8’
Gamba 8’
Gamba Celeste 8’
Orchestral Flute 4’
Full Mixture VII
Corno di Bassetto 16’
Trompette harm. 8’
French Horn 8’
Corno di Bassetto 8’
English Horn 8’
Flügel Horn 8’
Clairon harm. 4’
Trompette en cham 8’
Tuba Mirabilis 8’
Posthorn 16’
Posthorn 8’
Tremolo
Pedal
Subbass 32’
Kontra Violon 32’
Contre Basse 16’
Principal 16’
Diapason 16’
Bourdon 16’
Violon 16’
Violoncelle 16’
Gemshorn 16’
Flûte Courte 16’
Quinte 102/3’
Octave 8’
Diapason 8’
Spitzflöte 8’
Gedackt 8’
Violoncelle Céleste 8’
Flûte Courte 8’
Quinte 51/3’
Choralbass 4’
Cor de Nuit 4’
Fife 2’
Rauschquint II
Fourniture IV
Acuta III
Gross Kornett IV
Bombarde Basse 64’
Contra Bombarde 32’
Contra Fagotto 32’
Ophicléide 16’
Bombarde 16’
Fagotto 16’
Trompette 8’
Bombarde 8’
Posthorn 8’
Tuba Mirabilis 8’
Trompette en ch. 8’
Clairon 4’
Zink 2’
Positiv (Gallery)
Nason Gedackt 8’
Rohrflöte 4’
Nachthorn 2’
Terz 13/5’
Larigot 11/3’
Sifflöte 1’
Zymbel IV
Rankett 4’
Tremulant


Brustwerk (Gallery)
Spitz Prinzipal 8’
Praestant 4’
Koppel Nasat 22/3’
Lieblich Prinzipal 2’
Mixtur IV–VI
Rankett 8’


Pedal (Gallery)
Gedacktbass 16’
Oktav 8’
Nason Gedackt 8’
Superoktav 4’
Rohrflöte 4’
Rankett 16
Rankett 4’


Michael McCarthy is the Director of Music, Scott Dettra is the Cathedral Organist, and Jeremy Filsell is the Artist-in-Residence. The carillonneur is Edward M. Nassor.[17] Former organists and choirmasters include Edgar Priest, Robert George Barrow, Paul Callaway, Richard Wayne Dirksen, Douglas Major, Bruce Neswick, James Litton, and Erik Wm. Suter.

The resident symphonic chorus of Washington National Cathedral is the Cathedral Choral Society.

Burials

Several notable American citizens are buried in Washington National Cathedral and its columbarium:

Woodrow Wilson's Tomb

See also

References

  1. ^ Washington National Cathedral: All Figures Nationalcathedral.org
  2. ^ a b Gowen, Annie (6 June 2010). "Rare books could be the next to go". Washington, DC: Washington Post. pp. C1.
  3. ^ "Member Institutions". Washington Theological Consortium. Retrieved 2009-10-02.
  4. ^ Jayne Clark, "National Cathedral celebrates its centennial", USA Today, June 21 2007.
  5. ^ Wilson the Virginian The Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library and Museum
  6. ^ State Funeral for President Ronald W. Reagan June 11, 2004 Nationalcathedral.org
  7. ^ Presidential Inaugural Prayer Services at Washington National Cathedral Nationalcathedral.org
  8. ^ Martin Luther King, Jr. (March 31, 1968). "Remaining Awake Through a Great Revolution". Retrieved June 14, 2011.
  9. ^ "D.C. earthquake damages National Cathedral, Washington Monument". ABC News Washington DC. August 25, 2011. Retrieved August 18, 2011.
  10. ^ "Washington DC—National Cathedral". National Park Service. Retrieved 2011-05-09.
  11. ^ The Washington ringing society Cathedral.org
  12. ^ "The Star Wars Villain on the Northwest Tower". Washington National Cathedral.
  13. ^ "Video and Virtual Tours". Washington National Cathedral. Retrieved 2007-09-23.
  14. ^ http://www.trinitychurchboston.org/news-from-the-vestry/465-sam-lloyd-to-return.html
  15. ^ "The Top 20 – The World's Largest Pipe Organs". Sacred Classics. 2008-04-30. Retrieved 2008-05-03. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  16. ^ View the Great Organ's Specifications
  17. ^ "Cathedral Musicians". Washington National Cathedral. Retrieved 2008-05-03.
  18. ^ Mistborn 3 Chapter Twenty-Seven Brandon Sanderson

Bibliography

  • Marjorie Hunt, The Stone Carvers: Master Craftsmen of Washington National Cathedral (Smithsonian, 1999).
  • Step by Step and Stone by Stone: The History of the Washington National Cathedral (WNC, 1990).
  • A Guide to the Washington Cathedral (National Cathedral Association, 1945).
  • David Hein, "For God and Country: Two Historic Churches in the Nation's Capital," Anglican and Episcopal History 56 (March 1987): 123-26.
  • David Hein, Noble Powell and the Episcopal Establishment in the Twentieth Century (Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 2001; Eugene, Ore.: Wipf & Stock, 2007). Chapter three covers the deanship of the Very Revd Noble C. Powell, who was also Warden of the College of Preachers.
  • Peter W. Williams, Houses of God: Region, Religion, and Architecture in the United States (Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1997).
  • Cathedral Age (magazine).
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