Things You didn’t Know About St. Patrick’s Cathedral

Fun Facts about St. Patrick’s Cathedral

– St. Patrick’s Cathedral on Fifth Avenue in New York is the largest Gothic Roman Catholic Cathedral in the United States.

– The cornerstone of the Cathedral was laid in 1858.

– The Cathedral was named after St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, in response to the increasing numbers of Irish immigrants in the city.

– The church takes up one whole city block. The spires rise 330 feet above street level. It seats 2,400 people.

– The new gallery organ, which was replaced in 1930, has 7,855 pipes.

– The Cathedral has 21 altars and 19 bells, each named after a different saint.

– It has more than 2,800 stained glass panels.

– Eight Archbishops of New York are buried in a crypt under the high altar.

– There are between 18 and 15 masses said every day, and 150 weddings every year.

Famous funerals at St. Patrick’s Cathedral

Patrick’s Cathedral, a Manhattan architectural and tourist landmark, has been the site of funerals for numerous prominent New Yorkers including Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, Babe Ruth and emergency responders who died in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attack.

St Patrick’s Cathedral held the funeral mass for the most famous New York Yankee of all time who we all know as Babe Ruth. In 1948, 6,000 people attended the funeral while nearly 75,000 people lined the streets to pay their last respects to the great Yankee they all called The Bambino! St Patrick’s Cathedral also held a funeral mass for legendary New York Yankee Roger Maris who passed away in 1985.

Celestial Caption of Saint Patrick’s Cathedral by Arnab Dubta