03/11/2024
Must-see Landmark St. John The Baptist Cathedral Basilica of Savannah, Georgia Historic District - Behold The Lamb Of God! A Must-see Landmark In historic Savannah, Georgia (not haunted), the new French Gothic style Cathedral, tall and ornate, was begun in 1899 with four side altars of white Italian marble. A devastating fire on February 6, 1898, destroyed all of the recently built Cathedral, but the outside walls and two spires survived. The rebuilding began immediately, and the seventh bishop of Savannah, Benjamin Keiley, celebrated the first mass in the rebuilt Cathedral on December 24, 1899. The rebuilt Cathedral was dedicated October 28, 1900, by the apostolic delegate to the United States, Archbishop Sebastian Martinelli. In 1912, although the Cathedral was in use, it took another 14 years after the fire before the extensive decoration and artwork of the interior were finished. Savannah artist, Christopher Murphy, led the design and creation of the murals, and the stained-glass windows, executed by the Innsbruck Glassmakers of the Austrian Tyrol, were installed by 1905.
Must-See Landmark St. John The Baptist Cathedral Basilica of Savannah Georgia Historic District - Behold The Lamb Of God! A Must-see Landmark In historic Sa...
