The Cathedral of St John the Divine is undeniably stunning. The mother church of the Episcopal Diocese of New York and the seat of its bishop, it’s one of the largest in the world, albeit still unfinished. St John the Divine, whose figure is located front and center over the main entrance, is greeting the…
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The tale of two Cathedrals
Even three-fifths complete, St. John the Divine is the largest cathedral in the nation and one of the largest in the world. Estimating the cathedral’s size is not an easy task: is it the length, height, or volume? Often, people say (correctly!) that Rome’s St. Peter’s is indisputably larger. However. . . St. Peter’s is…