Cathedral Church of All Saints (St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands)
| Cathedral Church of All Saints | |
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| 18°20′42.01″N 64°55′53.25″W / 18.3450028°N 64.9314583°W | |
| Location | 3 Domini Gade Charlotte Amalie, United States Virgin Islands |
| Country | United States |
| Denomination | Episcopal Church in the United States of America |
| History | |
| Status | Cathedral/Parish |
| Architecture | |
| Style | Gothic Revival |
| Completed | 1848 |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Virgin Islands |
| Clergy | |
| Bishop(s) | Rt. Rev. E. Ambrose Gumbs |
| Dean | Very Rev. Sandye A. Wilson |
The Cathedral Church of All Saints is an Episcopal cathedral in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, United States. It is the seat of the Diocese of the Virgin Islands and it is located in the City of Charlotte Amalie.[1] The church was built in 1848 in celebration of the end of slavery.[2] The structure was constructed from stone that was quarried on the island. The gothic arched window frames are lined with yellow brick that was used as ballast aboard ships. The bricks were left by merchants on the waterfront to make room on their boats for molasses, sugar, mahogany and rum for their return voyage.[2]
See also
[edit]- List of the Episcopal cathedrals of the United States
- List of cathedrals in the United States
- All Saints Cathedral School
References
[edit]- ^ "Cathedral Church of All Saints". The Episcopal Church. Retrieved 2015-09-21.
- ^ a b "St. Thomas Culture & History". U.S. Virgin Islands. Archived from the original on 2014-10-24. Retrieved 2014-01-29.
Categories:
- Churches completed in 1848
- 19th-century Episcopal church buildings
- Gothic Revival architecture in the United States Virgin Islands
- Cathedrals in the United States Virgin Islands
- Episcopal cathedrals in the United States
- Anglican cathedrals in the Caribbean
- 19th-century Anglican church buildings in the Caribbean
- Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
- 1840s establishments in the Caribbean
- 1848 establishments in North America