Saint Augustine's University Historic Chapel is a historic Episcopal

chapel A chapel is a Christian place of prayer and worship that is usually relatively small. The term has several meanings. Firstly, smaller spaces inside a church that have their own altar are often called chapels; the Lady chapel is a common ty ...

located on the campus of St. Augustine's University near downtown

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. Built in 1895, it is one of the oldest buildings on the campus of St. Augustine's and has been designated as a Raleigh Historic Landmark. The chapel was built with the patronage of the Episcopal Church Freedmen's Bureau. Episcopal priest Rev. Henry Beard Delany directed the construction; at the time he was an instructor of carpentry and masonry, as well as a chaplain and musician. The chapel was built by students of the college using stone from the Raleigh area. The chapel houses the cathedra of the Episcopal Bishop of North Carolina, a memorial of Henry Delany's consecration as the first

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Episcopal Bishop in North Carolina.

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Episcopal church buildings in North Carolina Churches in Raleigh, North Carolina St. Augustine's University (North Carolina) University and college chapels in the United States Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina National Register of Historic Places in Wake County, North Carolina Episcopal chapels in the United States Religious buildings and structures completed in 1895 {{RaleighNC-struct-stub

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