San Francisco - St Mary's Cathedral
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St Mary's Cathedral, the third to bear this name, is by far the most impressive of San Francisco's churches, and well worth seeing.
Consecrated in 1971, it replaced the second St Mary's Cathedral, on Van Ness Avenue, which burned down in 1962. Erected on a site formerly occupied by a supermarket, the cathedral can seat a congregation of 2,500.
The building was designed by local architects Angus McSweeney, Paul A. Ryan and John M. Lee in association with Pietro Belluschi of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Boston (Mass.) and Pier Luigi Nervi of Rome.
Consecrated in 1971, it replaced the second St Mary's Cathedral, on Van Ness Avenue, which burned down in 1962. Erected on a site formerly occupied by a supermarket, the cathedral can seat a congregation of 2,500.
The building was designed by local architects Angus McSweeney, Paul A. Ryan and John M. Lee in association with Pietro Belluschi of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Boston (Mass.) and Pier Luigi Nervi of Rome.
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The altar, at which the priest faces the congregation, is surrounded on three sides by seats.
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Address:
St Mary's Cathedral, 1111 Gough Street, San Francisco, CA 94109-6686, United States
Phone: 1 (415) 567-2020, Fax: 1 (415) 567-2040
Phone: 1 (415) 567-2020, Fax: 1 (415) 567-2040
Tips: Photography not allowed during services. Tours: from April through October, Monday through Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 12 noon, and Sunday after the 11:00 a.m. Mass.
Disability Access: Full facilities for persons with disabilities.
Facilities: Gift shop
Transit: Bus: 2, 3, 4, 38.
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