James Bowen Funsten

The Rt. Rev. James Funsten

James Bowen Funsten (July 23, 1856 - December 2, 1918) was first bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Idaho, serving from 1898 to 1918. He was born near Winchester, Virginia to Col. Oliver Ridgeway Funsten, and Mary Funsten (née Bowen).[1]

On 25 May 1902 he and the Rev. Charles Deuel dedicated St. Michael's Cathedral with an overflowing crowd of 500 in attendance.[2] Six months later he founded St. Luke's Hospital inside a cottage with six beds.[3] Now known as St. Luke's Medical Center, it is the only Idaho-based, not-for-profit health system.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Hawley, James Henry (1920). History of Idaho: The Gem of the Mountains. S. J. Clarke publishing Company.
  2. ↑ "Our History". St.Michael's Episcopal Cathedral. Retrieved 2018-01-26.
  3. ↑ www.handmadedesigns.com, Handmade Designs. "St Luke's Hospital | Idaho Architecture Project". idahoarchitectureproject.org. Retrieved 2018-01-26.
  4. ↑ "About St. Luke's". www.stlukesonline.org. Retrieved 2018-01-26.
  • History of Idaho: The Gem of the Mountains, Volume 4 (1920), pp. 381–382



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