Washington National Cathedral

Washington National Cathedral, officially the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul and an Episcopal church, is designated the national house of prayer of the United States. Concurrently, the cathedral is also the official seat of both the Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church, USA and the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, motherchurch of the Episcopal Church in the District of Columbia and Maryland counties of Charles, St. Mary's, Prince George's and Montgomery. Located at Massachusetts and Wisconsin Avenues, Northwest in Washington, DC, it is the sixth largest cathedral in the world and second largest in the United States. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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Episcopal - United States - Cathedral - Presiding Bishop - Episcopal Diocese of Washington - Motherchurch - District of Columbia - Maryland - Charles - St. Mary's - Prince George's - Montgomery - Washington, DC - National Register of Historic Places

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The National Cathedral is affiliated to the government by a charter of Congress, signed on January 6, 1893, but does not receive any federal, state or city funding. The National Cathedral Association provides most funding for the cathedral. Contruction began in 1907, when the foundation stone was laid in the presence of Theodore Roosevelt, and lasted for 83 years; the last finial was placed in the presence of George H.W. Bush in 1990.

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January 6 - 1893 - Theodore Roosevelt - Finial - George H.W. Bush

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The Protestant Episcopal Cathedral Foundation officially oversees the Washington National Cathedral and its sister institutions: National Cathedral School, St. Albans School, Beauvoir School, Cathedral College

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Protestant Episcopal Cathedral Foundation - National Cathedral School - St. Albans School - Beauvoir School - Cathedral College

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