Archbishop Dolan has been elevated to Cardinal Dolan. So I thought I would visit St. Patrick's Cathedral. The Cathedral opened in 1879, and was designed by American architect James Renwick Jr., who was considered the most successful architect of his time. His first commission was Grace Church in NYC which he took on at the age of 25.
'The Lady Chapel', at the rear of the Cathedral, is the most sacred part of the Church. This is where the Eucharist is kept. It was built between 1901 and 1908 and designed by Charles T. Mathews.
The Cathedral has a 'Pieta' sculpted by William Ordway Partridge. Instead it says that St. Patrick's 'Pieta' is 3 times larger than Michelangelo's.
