St. Mary's Cathedral (Minneapolis)

St. Mary's Orthodox Cathedral
St. Mary's in Minneapolis, seen from the northwest
45°0′18″N 93°15′36″W / 45.00500°N 93.26000°W / 45.00500; -93.26000Coordinates: 45°0′18″N 93°15′36″W / 45.00500°N 93.26000°W / 45.00500; -93.26000
Location 1701 Fifth Street N.E.,
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Country United States
Denomination Orthodox Church in America
Website http://www.stmarysoca.org/
History
Founder(s) Alexis Toth
Consecrated 1906
Architecture
Architect(s) Boehme and Cordella[1]
Administration
Diocese Diocese of the Midwest

St. Mary's Orthodox Cathedral is a cathedral of the Orthodox Church in America in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. It is one of only two orthodox churches in Northeast Minneapolis.[2] Local architect Victor Cordella[3] based the design on Russian churches.[4] It was consecrated in 1906 by Patriarch Tikhon of Moscow.[5]

The first officiating priest at the future cathedral was Alexis Toth, who was canonized in 1994. He was at St Mary's from 1889 to 1893.[6] He came into conflict with the local Roman Catholic bishop, John Ireland, who disapproved of a widower becoming a priest, but succeeded in establishing the congregation within what would become the Orthodox Church in America Diocese of the Midwest. The original wooden church burned down in 1904; by the time it was replaced, the congregation was around 900.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Millett, Larry (2007). AIA Guide to the Twin Cities: The Essential Source on the Architecture of Minneapolis and St. Paul. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 104. ISBN 9780873515405.
  2. ↑ "Places of Worship in Northeast Minneapolis". NEMplsOnline.com. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  3. 1 2 Nelson, Paul (January 6, 2015). "St. Mary's Orthodox Cathedral in Minneapolis was Catholic until Archbishop Ireland stepped in". MinnPost. Retrieved February 1, 2017. To rebuild, the congregation hired Minneapolis architect Victor Cordella to design something grander and more durable.
  4. ↑ Lathrop, Alan K. (2003). Churches of Minnesota: An Illustrated Guide. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press. p. 113. ISBN 9781452904405 – via Google Books. St. Mary's Orthodox Cathedral is based on the cathedral in Omsk, Russia, and others...
  5. ↑ "St. Tikhon, Patriarch of Russia". About St. Mary's. St. Mary's Orthodox Cathedral. 2016. Retrieved February 1, 2017. St. Tikhon consecrated St. Mary's Cathedral in 1906.
  6. ↑ "St. Alexis Toth". St Mary's Orthodox Cathedral. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
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