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Cathedral of St. Luke and St. Paul (Charleston, South Carolina)

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In 2009, the long-time dean, William McKeachie, announced his retirement and the vestry called the Reverend Peet Dickinson to serve as dean. The same year the new dean, vestry, and executive finance committee took the necessary moves to retire the debt accumulated from structural renovations to the
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In 1949, the parish merged with the congregation of St. Luke's on Charlotte Street, itself long closely associated with St. Paul's, and the first combined service was held on July 17, 1949. Later, the present building was designated the cathedral church for the Diocese of South Carolina, with the
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Construction began in 1810. The architectural style is typical of the period, the interior being almost devoid of ornamentation with the exception of the chancel which, according to Dalcho the historian, is “richly painted, and ornamented with Corinthian pilasters having gilt capitals”. This
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For the most part, the interior appears much as it did in 1815, a major exception being that of the stained-glass windows added later. In addition, the box pews were replaced in 1872 and the pulpit was moved from the middle aisle to its present location.
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The building was in continuous use during the Civil War, harboring congregations from those churches nearer the strongholds of the Union forces, whose cannons bombarded the city constantly. The church's bell was dismantled and sent to
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description still applies today, as during the redecorating of the interior after the hurricane of 1989, the colors and applications first used in 1815 were employed as much as current means allowed.
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and portray, on the left and right, the patron saints of the cathedral (St. Luke and St. Paul) with the center window depicting the crucified Christ, together with St. Mary and St. John.
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The stained-glass windows in the apse of the sanctuary were installed in the fall of 1991 and, consistent with the post-hurricane restoration, are in the style of Sir
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The building is known for its acoustical properties and is often sought by performing artists, particularly during the
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on 27 June 2017. The other faction of the old diocese is today known as the
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Anglican Church in North America church buildings in the United States
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located on Coming Street in Charleston, is the cathedral of the
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19th-century Anglican church buildings in the United States
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Cathedral of St. Luke and St. Paul Official Website
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Affiliation
Anglican Church in North America
Diocese of South Carolina
Ecclesiastical or organizational status
Charles F. Edgar, III
Charleston
South Carolina
United States of America
Geographic coordinates
32°47′13″N 79°56′26″W / 32.7870°N 79.9405°W / 32.7870; -79.9405
Style
Neo-Gothic
www.your-cathedral.org
Anglican Diocese of South Carolina
Columbia
Confederate
Gray Temple
Christopher Wren
St. Paul's Cathedral, London
Philadelphia
Spoleto Festival
Mark Lawrence
historic diocese
Anglican Church in North America
Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina
Grace Church
"Anglican Church in North America"
"Diocese of South Carolina - Diocese of South Carolina Received by the Anglican Church in North America"
the original

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