Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist
The Cathedral of St. John and St. Finbar was the first Roman Catholic cathedral in Charleston, South Carolina. The cathedral followed the first Roman Catholic Church in Charleston, St.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Church
- Description: 1st Roman Catholic cathedral in Charleston, South Carolina (1854–1861)
- Also known as: “Cathedral of Saint John and Saint Finbar” and “Saint Finbars Cathedral”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist and Diocese of Charleston.
Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist
Church
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The Cathedral of St. John the Baptist is the mother church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Charleston, located in Charleston, South Carolina. Designed by Brooklyn architect Patrick Keely, the construction of the cathedral started in 1890 to replace a cathedral that burned down in 1861.
Diocese of Charleston
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The Diocese of Charleston is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory, or diocese, of the Catholic Church for the state of South Carolina in the United States.
John Rutledge House
Hotel
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The Governor John Rutledge House is a historic house at 116 Broad Street in Charleston, South Carolina. Completed in 1763 by an unknown architect, it was the home of Founding Father John Rutledge, a Governor of South Carolina and a signer of the United States Constitution.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include French Quarter and Ansonborough.
French Quarter
Quarter
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The French Quarter is a historic district and a section of downtown Charleston, South Carolina, United States, that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Ansonborough
Quarter
Ansonborough is a neighborhood in Charleston, South Carolina. In 1726, Captain George Anson acquired a 64-acre tract from Thomas Gadsden. Anson's lands were divided into smaller parcels for development, and several streets were named either for his ships or for himself: George and Anson, Scarborough and Squirrel, and Centurion.
Charleston
Charleston is the largest and oldest city in the state of South Carolina in the United States of America. Its historic downtown is on a peninsula formed by two rivers, the Ashley and the Cooper, flowing into the Atlantic, and protected from the open ocean by surrounding islands.
Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist
- Categories: cathedral and religion
- Location: Charleston County, South Carolina, South, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to Spanish—“Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “كاتدرائيه القديس يوحنا وسانت فينبار”
- Indonesian: “Katedral Lama Charleston”
- Spanish: “Catedral de San Juan y San Finbar”
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