| St. Augustine's Chapel | |
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Episcopal Church of the United States |
| District | Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Episcopal polity |
| Status | Chapel |
| Location | |
| Location | Raleigh, North Carolina, United States |
 Interactive map of St. Augustine's Chapel | |
Saint Augustine's University Historic Chapel is a historic Episcopal chapel located on the campus of St. Augustine's University near downtown Raleigh, North Carolina. Built in 1895, it is one of the oldest buildings on the campus of St. Augustine's and has been designated as a Raleigh Historic Landmark. The building was also included as a contributing property to the St. Augustine's College Campus historic district, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. [1]
The chapel was built with the patronage of the Episcopal Church Freedmen's Bureau. Episcopal priest Rev. Henry Beard Delany directed the construction; at the time he was an instructor of carpentry and masonry, as well as a chaplain and musician. The chapel was built by students of the college using stone from the Raleigh area.
The chapel houses the cathedra of the Episcopal Bishop of North Carolina, a memorial of Henry Delany's consecration as the first African American Episcopal Bishop in North Carolina. [2] [3]
