Grace Cathedral in San Francisco

Grace Cathedral is located in San Francisco on Nob Hill. The Episcopal Diocese of the state of California’s cathedral is here. The Grace Cathedral is popular for many things including Jan Henryk De Rosen mosaics, lots of stained glass, more than one labyrinth, as well as a chapel altarpiece by Keith Haring AIDS and also contemporary and medieval decorations as well as its Carillion with 44 bells. It also has multiple choirs and more than one organ, 3 to be exact.

This facility has one of the last few remaining Episcopal choirs comprised of boys and men. As such, the choir is comprised of 24 boys, which also attend the school onsite. The other 12 in the choir are professional and are men.

History of the Grace Cathedral

The Grace Cathedral’s ancestral parish was called the Grace Church. It was started in 1849. The initial small chapel was built in the year 1849 and also the cumbersome third church. This 3^rd church was burned down a blaze not long after a massive earthquake in 1906.

The cathedral has many pieces of art by Jan Henryk De Rosen.  Within these works includes faux-tile mural. This mural is behind the Chapel of Grace reredos. Another one of the major works which are visible of Jan Henryk De Rosen in the Grace Cathedral is the historical aisle murals. These aisle murals had been painted between 1949 and 1950. These murals were comprised of styles of two different Italian artists. These two greats were Giotto and Mantegna.

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