Cathedral of the Madeleine

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Cathedral of the Madeleine
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Cathedral of the Madeleine in May 2019
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Location in Utah
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Location in United States
Location331 East South Temple Street
Salt Lake City, Utah
United States
Coordinates 40°46′11″N111°52′54″W / 40.76972°N 111.88167°W / 40.76972; -111.88167
Area1.2 acres (0.49 ha)
Built1900-09
Architect Carl M. Neuhausen and Bernard O. Mecklenburg
Architectural style Neo-Romanesque (outside) and Neo-Gothic (inside)
NRHP reference No. 71000845 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 11, 1971

The Cathedral of the Madeleine is a Roman Catholic church in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. It was completed in 1909 and is the cathedral, or mother church, of the Diocese of Salt Lake City. It is the only cathedral in the U.S. under the patronage of St. Mary Magdalene.

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History

The cathedral was built of sandstone in the shape of a cross under the direction of Lawrence Scanlan, the first bishop of Salt Lake City, who dedicated it to St. Mary Magdalene. [2] It was designed by architects Carl M. Neuhausen and Bernard O. Mecklenburg. The exterior is predominantly a Neo-Romanesque design, while the inside displays more Neo-Gothic details. Construction began in 1900 and was completed in 1909. It was dedicated by James Cardinal Gibbons, Archbishop of Baltimore.

It is theorized that Bishop Scanlan chose Mary Magdalene as the patron saint of the Diocese of Salt Lake because her feast day is on July 22, two days before Pioneer Day, a celebration commemorating the arrival of the Mormon pioneers in Salt Lake Valley, so that Catholics would have something to celebrate alongside the region's dominant faith. [3]

The interior of the cathedral was created under the direction of Joseph S. Glass, the second bishop of Salt Lake. Bishop Glass enlisted John Theodore Comes, one of the preeminent architects in the country, to decorate the interior of the cathedral. His plans for the interior were largely based upon the Spanish Gothic style. The colorful murals by Felix Liefuchter and polychrome were added at this time, as were the ornate shrines by Johannes Kirchmayer. In 1916, Bishop Glass also changed the name of the cathedral to the French spelling after visiting her purported tomb. [2]

In the 1970s, the exterior of the building was restored, and between 1991 and 1993, the interior of the cathedral was renovated and restored under Bishop William K. Weigand. This included not only the removal of dust and dirt and restoration of the interior but also changes to the liturgical elements of the cathedral to bring them into conformity with certain widespread changes in liturgical practice that developed after the Second Vatican Council.

This included constructing a new altar, moving the cathedra, creating a separate chapel for the Blessed Sacrament, and adding an ample baptismal font. The major restoration of the interior of the cathedral was accomplished through the vision of Monsignor M. Francis Mannion. [4] The Blessed Sacrament Chapel also contains the tomb of Bishop Scanlan. [5]

A case containing a small relic of Saint Mary Magdalene formerly rested atop the tomb. The cathedral in Salt Lake City was one of two cathedrals in the world holding first-class relics of the saint and are named in her honor, the other being the Basilica of Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume in France. [6] On July 10, 2024, the relic was stolen from the cathedral. [7]

The cathedral is home to the only co-educational Catholic Choir School in the United States. The Madeleine Choir School, established in 1996, now serves over 400 students in Pre-Kindergarten through Grade Eight. [8] The Cathedral Choir has recorded several CDs and routinely tours both nationally and internationally. In addition to singing daily services at the Cathedral of the Madeleine, choristers have sung at St. Peter's Basilica (Vatican City), Notre Dame de Paris (France), and in churches across the United States of America, Spain, Italy, France, Belgium, and Germany, among other places. [9]

Composer Amédée Tremblay notably served as the church's organist from 1920 to 1925. [10]

Organ

The organ is a 1992 insturment contstructed by Kenneth Jones & Associates. It contains 60 stops, 82 ranks, and 4,242. [11]

Stop list

I - POSITIVE
PitchStop
8'Principal
8'Hohlflute
8'Quintadena
4'Octave
4'Coppelflute
2 2/3'Nazard
2'Octave
1 3/5'Tierce
1'Larigot
V-VIScharf 1 1/3
16'Rankette
8'Cromhorne
8'Fanfare Trumpet
8'Swell to Positive
Tremulant
II - GREAT
PitchStop
16'Principal
8'Octave
8'Rohrflute
8'Gamba
4'Octave
4'Spitzflute
2 2/3'Quint
2'Octave
2'Mixture IV
1/2'Cymbal III
8'Trumpet
8'POSITIVE to GREAT
8'SWELL to GREAT
8'BOMBARDE to GREAT
III - SWELL
PitchStop
16'Bourdon
8'Open Diapason
8'Gedeckt
8'Salicional
8'Celeste
4'Principal
4'Harmonic Flute
2 2/3'Nazard
2'Gemshorn
1 3/5'Tierce
2'Mixture
16'Double Trumpet
8'Cornopean
8'Oboe
4'Clarion
Tremulant
IV - BOMBARDE
PitchStop
8'Open Flute
8'Dulciana
Cornet V
16'Bombarde
8'Trompette
8Clarinet
4'Clarion
PEDAL
PitchStop
32'Open Bass
16'Principal
16'Bourdon
8'Octave
8'Bass Flute
4'Choral Bass
4'Flute
2 2/3'Mixture IV
32'Contra Bombarde
16'Trombone
8'Bass Trumpet
4'Schalmey
8'GREAT to PEDAL
8'POSITIVE to PEDAL
8'SWELL to PEDAL

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