The Cathedral Church of Saint Andrew, also commonly known as St. Andrew's Cathedral, is a

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of the Episcopal Church in the

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located in the

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. Originally the seat of the Anglican

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, it is now the home of the

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of the Episcopal Diocese of Hawaii. It is affiliated with St. Andrew's Schools, which consists of the main girls' K-12 school, the coeducational Queen Emma Preschool and a boys' preparatory school (elementary).

History

Kamehameha IV Kamehameha IV (Alekanetero ʻIolani Kalanikualiholiho Maka o ʻIouli Kūnuiākea o Kūkāʻilimoku; anglicized as Alexander Liholiho) (February 9, 1834 – November 30, 1863), reigned as the fourth monarch of Hawaii under the title ''Ke Aliʻi ...

and Queen Emma, his queen consort, were devout members of the

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led by their good friend

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. At their request, Thomas Nettleship Staley was appointed bishop in 1862. Inspired to build a place of worship in the Anglican tradition, Kamehameha IV commissioned the construction of what would later become the Cathedral of Saint Andrew. However, the king died on the feast day of Saint Andrew in 1863 before ground-breaking. Kamehameha V, the king's brother, took over the project and laid the cornerstone in honor of his predecessor on March 5, 1867. The cathedral was designed by the London architects William Slater and R. H. Carpenter, and the building process was overseen by their chief assistant

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. The Cathedral of Saint Andrew was built in the French Gothic architectural style, shipped in several pre-fabricated pieces from

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. The western facade has a window of hand-blown stained glass that reaches from the floor to the eaves, depicting the European explorers that visited the Hawaiian islands. There are only three other cathedrals in the Hawaiian Islands —

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, Saints Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Pacific of the

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and the

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of the

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. It is located on Queen Emma Street, between Beretania Street and Queen Emma Square. It was added to the

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on July 2, 1973 as site 73000663.

Bells

The Mackintosh Tower, completed in 1912, contains a set of eight bells hung for change ringing, and is the westernmost such tower in the United States and the world. The current bells, which predate the cathedral, came from St. Alkmund's Church, Shrewsbury,

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. They were cast in 1812 by John Briant (1748-1829), a

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based in Hertford. They went unrung for many years due to that church's structural issues, and in 1972, facing redundancy, the bells were put up for sale. In 1990, the bells were removed from St Alkmund's Church to

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, who refurbished and retuned the bells to F♯. The bells, at the request of the donor, were also inscribed with the names of the Hawaiian monarchs. They were installed in 1991.

Gallery

Image:St. Andrew's Cathedral, Honolulu, Hawaii, as seen from Beretania St.jpg, View of

St. Andrew Andrew the Apostle ( grc-koi, Ἀνδρέᾱς, Andréās ; la, Andrēās ; , syc, ܐܰܢܕ݁ܪܶܐܘܳܣ, ʾAnd’reʾwās), also called Saint Andrew, was an apostle of Jesus according to the New Testament. He is the brother of Simon Peter ...

's statue, pool, olive trees, and front entrance Image:Honolulu-StAndrews-cathedral-nave-stone.JPG, Exterior of nave, showing stonework from successive extensions Image:Honolulu-StAndrews-nave-interior.JPG, Interior of nave, with fans in pews Image:Honolulu-StAndrews-belfry.JPG, Bell tower Image:Honolulu-StAndrews-stainedglass-front.JPG, Stained glass over front door, with Jesus on a surfboard at top left Image:Honolulu-StAndrews-Cathedral-Royalty.JPG, Stained glass with King Kamehameha IV, Queen Emma, Bishop Thomas N. Staley, and Sanford B. Dole

References

External links

Anglicanism in Hawai'i

Cathedral Church of Saint Andrew

Saint Andrew's Priory School
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History

Bells

Gallery

See also

References

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