St Peter Cathedral 2
by Paul LeSage
Title
St Peter Cathedral 2
Artist
Paul LeSage
Medium
Photograph - Photography
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St Peter Cathedral, containing the tomb of Bishop Baraga, is visible while walking the hilly Marquette streets.
Your eyes will automatically be drawn to the cathedral's twin steeple domes. Capped in a pattern of red, blue, and orange, and topped by twin gold-leaf crosses, the domes catch and reflect the sun. Between the towers, the peaked roof of the church is edged with copper and is topped by a steel cross.
While the upper portion of the steeples is formed from brownstone, the base of the steeples, like the rest of the exterior walls, is made of native Marquette sandstone. These sandstone walls, which have stood since the 1881 construction, are typical of Romanesque architecture. Because of its large windows, the cathedral seems a collage of Romanesque and Gothic styles.
Visitors to the cathedral are first greeted by the two statues and the carvings above the three oak entrance doors on Baraga Avenue. They are most easily appreciated if you stand at the base of the steps to view them. The statues are of two apostles, St. Peter, on the left, and St. Paul, on the right. The diocesan coat of arms, with angels on each side, is beneath these statues.
Just above the doors: the anchor on the left represents hope, the cross and the crown in the center remind us of faith, and the heart to the right testifies to love.
On the corner of the building to the left of the doors, the original cornerstone, dated 1881, shows the coat of arms of Bishop Baraga (1797-1868).
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July 19th, 2016
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