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The Liverpool Cathedral Official Handbook. Liverpool: Littlebury Bros for Liverpool Cathedral Committee. OCLC 44551681. Vincent, Noel (2002). The Stained Glass of Liverpool Cathedral. Norwich: Jarrold. ISBN 0-7117-2589-6. Thomas, John (2018). Liverpool Cathedral. Themes and Forms in a Great Modern Church Building. Wolverhampton: Twin Books.
The foundation stone of Liverpool Cathedral was laid on 19 July 1904, [1] and it was completed in 1979. [2] Giles Gilbert Scott won the competition to design the cathedral, [3] and a Stained Glass Committee under the chairmanship of Sir Frederick Radcliffe was established to organise the design of the stained glass in the windows.
In 1907 the competition to design the first stained glass windows for Liverpool Cathedral was won by Powell's, and Brown was commissioned to design them. The first part of the cathedral to be built was the Lady Chapel and, as the chapel was dedicated to St Mary, the designs reflect the part that women have played in the history of Christianity. [3]
Benedicite window, Liverpool Cathedral. Carl Johannes Edwards (originally Kiviaho) (1914 – 1985) was an English stained glass designer. He trained at Whitefriars Glass, taking over as its chief designer following the death of James Hogan. He later established his own studio, first at the Apothecaries Hall, then at Fulham Glass House.
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[4] [5] The Grade II* Metropolitan Cathedral is one of Liverpool's many listed buildings. The cathedral's architect, Frederick Gibberd, was the winner of a worldwide design competition. Construction began in 1962 and was completed in 1967. Earlier designs for a cathedral were proposed in 1933 and 1953, but neither was completed.
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Cathedral of Saint Paul (Minnesota) 6,200 (estimated) [51] 1906–1915 St Paul, Minnesota United States: Catholic Immaculata Church: 6,169 [52] 1,580 [52] 2020-2023 St. Marys, Kansas United States: Catholic The largest SSPX Catholic church in the world Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels: 6,038 [citation needed] 1998–2002 Los Angeles United ...