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  Cathedral Church of Saint Andrew, Honolulu - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Andrew's Cathedral, is a cathedral of the Episcopal Church in the United States located in the State of Hawai‘i.
Kamehameha IV and Emma, his queen consort, were devout members of the Church of England led by their good friend Victoria of the United Kingdom.
The Cathedral of Saint Andrew was built in the French Gothic architectural style, shipped in several pre-fabricated pieces from England.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cathedral_Church_of_Saint_Andrew,_Honolulu   (286 words)

  
 St. Andrew's Cathedral, Singapore - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In 1869, it was transferred from the jurisdiction of Calcutta to the Diocese of Labuan and Sarawak and, in 1870, Archdeacon John Alleyne Beckles consecrated it as the Cathedral Church of the United Diocese.
The third and existing cathedral lacks the fine details of its early 13th century English prototype, said to be Netley Abbey in Hampshire in the United Kingdom, due largely to the fact that it was built by Indian convicts.
The Coronation Carpet in the Epiphany Chapel is a portion of the flaxen carpet that was used for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in Westminster Abbey.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Saint_Andrew's_Cathedral,_Singapore   (749 words)

  
 Church of Hawaii - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Church of Hawaii, also called the Hawaii Reformed Catholic Church, was established by Kamehameha IV and Emma, his queen consort, devout members of the Church of England.
The Church of Hawaii became the national church of the Kingdom of Hawaii and a member of the Anglican Communion, led by the bishop of Hawaii in residence at the Cathedral Church of Saint Andrew.
With the overthrow of the monarchy in 1893 and United States annexation in 1898, the Church of Hawaii was dissolved and territorial jurisdiction was transferred to the Episcopal Church in the United States of America.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Church_of_Hawaii   (162 words)

  
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The primary convention of the Diocese was held at St. Andrew's Church, Washington, on Dec. 4-6, 1895.
On Sept. 30, 1990, the cathedral was consecrated.
This cathedral is the seat of the Bishop of Washington as well as the seat of the Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church.
www.episcopalchurch.org /19625_12230_ENG_Print.html   (164 words)

  
 Science Fair Projects - Peterborough Cathedral
Peterborough Cathedral is dedicated to Saint Peter, Saint Paul and Saint Andrew, and is very unusual amongst medieval cathedrals in Great Britain because of its triple front (dominated by the statues of the three saints) and overall asymmetrical appearance.
The monastic settlement with which the church was associated lasted until destroyed by Vikings in 870.
This event necessitated the building of a new church, which took a total of 120 years to complete, and was consecrated in 1238.
www.all-science-fair-projects.com /science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/Peterborough_Cathedral   (527 words)

  
 Scotland: St. Andrew   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Saint Andrew is the Patron Saint of Scotland, and St. Andrew's Day is celebrated by Scots around the world on the 30th November.
The flag of Scotland is the Cross of St. Andrew, and this is widely displayed as a symbol of national identity.
Andrew is said to have been responsible for spreading the tenets of the Christian religion though Asia Minor and Greece.
www.geo.ed.ac.uk /home/Scotland/standrew.html   (696 words)

  
 Cathedral Church of Saint Andrew, Honolulu Information
Completed in 1867 for the defunct Church of Hawaii, the Cathedral Church of Saint Andrew is the seat of the Episcopal Diocese of Hawaii.
The Cathedral Church of Saint Andrew is a cathedral of the Episcopal Church in the United States located in the State of Hawai‘i.
Cathedral Church of Saint Andrew, Honolulu from Wíkipedia.
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 Saint Patrick's Church: Saints of October 31   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Saint Charles Borromeo enshrined his relics beneath a magnificent altar in the church of Saint Simplician (Benedictines).
The Irish maiden Saint Bega, in legend a princess, fled on the eve of her marriage to a son of the king of Norway with a miraculous bracelet presented by an angel as a token of her betrothal to Jesus.
Saint Patrick during the latter's confrontation with the druids on the Hill of Slane.
www.saintpatrickdc.org /ss/1031.htm   (2101 words)

  
 Saints - Andrew
The name "Andrew" (Gr., andreia, manhood, or valour), like other Greek names, appears to have been common among the Jews from the second or third century B.C. St. Andrew, the Apostle, son of Jonah, or John (Matt., xvi, 17; John, i, 42), was born in Bethsaida of Galilee (John, i, 44).
Finally Andrew was chosen to be one of the Twelve; and in the various lists of Apostles given in the New Testament (Matt., x, 2-4); Mark, iii, 16-19; Luke, vi, 14-16; Acts, i, 13) he is always numbered among the first four.
Like the majority of the Twelve, Andrew is not named in the Acts except in the list of the Apostles, where the order of the first four is Peter, John, James, Andrew; nor have the Epistles or the Apocalypse any mention of him.
www.scborromeo.org /saints/andrew.htm   (604 words)

  
 St. Andrew's Cathedral, Honolulu   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The Cathedral Church of Saint Andrew (also known popularly as Saint Andrew's Cathedral) wasformerly the seat of the Anglican Church ofHawai'i, and is today the cathedral church of the EpiscopalDiocese of Honolulu.
Andrew's Cathedral was inspired by KamehamehaIV, a devout member of the Church of England.
Until the overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawai'i,St. Andrew's Cathedral was the mother church of the independent Anglican Church of Hawai'i.
www.therfcc.org /st.-andrew%27s-cathedral%2C-honolulu-297172.html   (240 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: St. Andrew
The name "Andrew" (Gr., andreia, manhood, or valour), like other Greek names, appears to have been common among the Jews from the second or third century B.C. St. Andrew, the Apostle, son of Jonah, or John (Matthew 16:17; John 1:42), was born in Bethsaida of Galilee (John 1:44).
Finally Andrew was chosen to be one of the Twelve; and in the various lists of Apostles given in the New Testament (Matthew 10:2-4); Mark, iii, 16-19; Luke, vi, 14-16; Acts, i, 13) he is always numbered among the first four.
As one of the Twelve, Andrew was admitted to the closest familiarity with Our Lord during His public life; he was present at the Last Supper; beheld the risen Lord; witnessed the Ascension; shared in the graces and gifts of the first Pentecost, and helped, amid threats and persecution, to establish the Faith in Palestine.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/01471a.htm   (600 words)

  
 St Andrews Cathedral - Aberdeen
The building was opened to worshipers on 27 July 1817; in 1914 it became the Cathedral Church of the Diocese of Aberdeen and Orkney.
The Cathedral Church of Saint Andrew is situated in the heart of Aberdeen.
It is the 'Mother Church' of the Scottish Episcopal Church in the Diocese of Aberdeen and Orkney.
www.aberdeentoday.co.uk /landmark2.htm   (268 words)

  
 TRADITIONS : St Andrew's Day (November 30th) Andrew is the Patron Saint of Scotland and his feast day is on November 30th, giving Scotsmen (and women) the world over another excuse to celebrate.
Saint Andrew was one of Jesus's original disciples, the brother of Simon Peter and a fisherman by trade, who lived in Bethsaida in Galilee (in present-day Israel.) He was originally a follower of St.John the Baptist until he was called to follow Jesus.
The Saint's Day is usually a celebration of general Scottishness with traditional food, music (especially bagpipes) and dancing, and of course good Scotch.
www.geocities.com /traditions_uk/andrew.html   (633 words)

  
 Graphic Ghana - News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The former Dean of the Cathedral Church of Saint Andrew the Apostle Anglican Church in Sekondi, the Very Reverend Augustine Welbourne, and three others have been sentenced to a total of 12 months imprisonment for contempt of court.
They said the appearance of Bishop Otoo at the cathedral on that fateful Sunday, June 18, and the interruption of the church service were a breach of the agreement.
"We must put the Bishop in the proper place, since he is the authority of the church,” he said, adding that by Law 23 A of the Anglican Church, the Bishop should have the place of eminence at the cathedral and the cathedral shall be subject to the direct visitation of the Bishop.
www.graphicghana.info /article.asp?artid=13187   (601 words)

  
 Domestic-Church.Com: Saint Profile: Saint Andrew the Apostle
St. Andrew is the patron saint for fishermen, because he, like his brother, Simon Peter, was a fisherman from Bethsaida; they also had a house at Capharnaum, as we hear that our Lord stayed there when he was preaching in the neighborhood.
The St Andrew's cross-'saltire' or X-shaped-of Scottish heraldry, often supposed to have been the form of cross on which Andrew was martyred, does not, in fact, seem to have been associated with the saint before the fourteenth century.
Andrew's words reveal a soul waiting with the utmost longing for the coming of the Messiah, looking forward to his appearing from heaven, rejoicing when he does appear, and hastening to announce to great an event to others.
www.domestic-church.com /CONTENT.DCC/19981101/SAINTS/standrew.htm   (1567 words)

  
 ipedia.com: St. Andrew's Cathedral, Honolulu Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The Cathedral Church of Saint Andrew (also known popularly as Saint Andrew's Cathedral) was formerly the seat of the Anglican Church of Hawai'i, and is today the cathedral church of the Episcopal Diocese of Honolulu.
Andrew's Cathedral was inspired by Kamehameha IV, a devout member of the Church of England.
Andrew's Cathedral is a National Historic Landmark on the National Register of Historic Places.
www.ipedia.com /st__andrew_s_cathedral__honolulu.html   (300 words)

  
 Saint Andrew of Crete | Biography | Online Writings | The Great Canon -Welcome to The Crossroads Initiative
He later served at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, and was ordained a deacon at the great cathedral of Constantinople and mother Church of Eastern Christendom, Hagia Sophia, around 685.
Always exhibiting great pastoral solicitude for orphans, widows, and the aged, Saint Andrew spent his last days as Archbishop of Gortyna on Crete, a position to which he was elevated in 692.
Saint Andrew of Crete is numbered among those great Christian writers known as the Early Church Fathers or "Fathers of the Church." For a general introduction to the Early Church Fathers,
www.crossroadsinitiative.com /library_author/18/St._Andrew_of_Crete.html   (231 words)

  
 Saint Patrick's Church: Saints of January 17
Saint Achillas, who is mentioned by the historian Rufinus, is venerated by the Greeks at the beginning of Lent together with Amoes.
Saint Macarius the Younger to a cliffside cave on Mount Kolzim near the northwest corner of the Red Sea, where he remained for the rest of his long life cultivating enough land to support himself, weaving reed mats, and visiting the monks of the desert community.
Saint Jerome, in his account of Paul the Hermit, describes the meeting of the two during which a raven dropped a loaf of bread for the hermits to share.
www.saintpatrickdc.org /ss/0117.htm   (4078 words)

  
 Bambooweb: Abbeys and priories in Scotland
The Abbey Church of Saint Mary, Saint Andrew and All Saints, Holyrood
The Priory Church of Saint Mary, Saint Bridget and Saint Abrinca
The Priory Church of Saint Mary, Saint Ebba and Saint Cuthbert, Coldingham
www.bambooweb.com /articles/A/b/Abbeys_and_priories_in_Scotland.html   (542 words)

  
 Св. Николаевский Кафедральный собор -  St. Nicholas Cathedral Home Page
Nicholas Cathedral was founded by Russian immigrants who fled the Communism that invaded their homeland after the 1917 Russian Revolution.
Our church was consecrated by Archbishop Tikhon of Western America on December 19, 1937, formally dedicated to St. Nicholas the Wonderworker of Myra in Lycia and designated as a memorial to the martyred Czar Nicholas II, his family and all the Russian soldiers and people who died defending their faith, czar and country.
We are one of the oldest parishes of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia in the United States.
www.saintnicholascathedral.org   (321 words)

  
 Music at St Paul's Episcopal Cathedral - Andrew Cantrill
Andrew was born in Hampshire, England, and graduated from Durham University in 1992.
The cathedral stands in the Parliamentary precinct and is the venue for all State religious occasions and military observations.
The cathedral choirs sang for HM The Queen during her visit to Wellington in 2002 and during 2003, the choristers appeared with the composer Howard Shore and the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra in a concert of music from "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy.
www.musicatstpauls.org /cantrill.html   (691 words)

  
 Father Gagnier's Jubilee Year Pilgrimage : Rochester, England: Castle,Cathedral & R.C. Church
The Cathedral, where Saint John Fisher served for 31 years, was begun in 1058 by the monk, Gundulf.
In the center of the X is a scallop shell, symbolizing Saint William of Perth, a Scottish baker who was found murdered near Rochester while enroute to Canterbury on pilgrimage.
Saint John Fisher was the first martyr of the College of Cardinals.
www.catholic-church.org /stdominic-shortsville/p0000624.htm   (941 words)

  
 Cathedral History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
On March 2, 1968, Pope Paul VI raised the Diocese of Miami to an Archdiocese and the Cathedral became the mother church of the new Ecclesiastical Province of Miami, with Archbishop Coleman F. Carroll as its spiritual leader.
In 1991 Father Andrew Anderson was appointed as the fifth Rector of the Cathedral.
The Cathedral of Saint Mary continues to be a place of pilgrimage and worship for the people of many cultures in South Florida who come to experience a place of beauty and holiness in the city of Miami.
www.cathedralofsaintmary.com /History.htm   (651 words)

  
 City-Sights-SAINT ANDREW'S CATHEDRAL   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The small Church was erected during the 1836-1843 period at the spot where Apostle Andrew died a martyr.
The new magnificent Byzantine church was founded in 1908 by King George I and inaugurated in 1974 by Patras' Metropolitan Bishop Nikodimos.
The Church's central dome is 46m high and supports a five meter high gold-plated cross and twelve smaller ones, symbolising Jesus and his twelve disciples respectively.
www.patras.gr /en/c1/c1s2/c1s2s6.asp   (296 words)

  
 Patra Cathedral
Having returned to the Orthodox fold, the see of Patra rose to fame in 1821 when Metropolitan Germanos gave the signal at the Monastery of Agia Lavra for the revolt against the Turks; the latter took their revenge by setting fire to Patra which was rebuilt a few years later under the government of Kapodistrias.
The great icons of St. Andrew and of the Virgin, the "Source of Life", are to be found at the end of the nave; there is also an impressive carved wooden chandelier.
Andrew's relics are displayed at the end of the side aisle: chased gold casket containing the saint's head, which was venerated in St. Peter's Rome from 1462 until 1964 when it was returned to Patra by Pope Paul Vl: reliquary of St.
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 Regional News of Sunday, 29 January 2006   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
This is to find an amicable solution to the growing disagreement between the church leadership and the Cathedral Church of the Saint Andrew the Apostle parish in Sekondi.
It would be re-called that some parishioners had filed lawsuits against the leadership of the church for inappropriately electing Venerable Colonel (Rtd) John Kwamina Otoo, as Bishop of the Sekondi Diocese in contravention of the church's constitution.
Red flags had been hang around the entire premises of the Cathedral Church of Saint Andrew, the Apostle in Sekondi, while the church service was held outdoors in protest against the consecration of Ven.
www.ghanaweb.com /GhanaHomePage/regional/artikel.php?ID=98409   (365 words)

  
 The Cathedral Church of St. Andrews: Directions   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Andrew's Cathedral is on South Beretania Street at Alakea/Queen Emma Streets in downtown Honolulu.
Paul's Episcopal Church which meets in the Parke Chapel on the Cathedral Close celebrates the Mass according to The Book of Common Prayer in Ilocano, one of the languages of the Philippines.
Andrew's is an independent school for girls (K-12) with a close relationship with the Episcopal Church in Hawai'i.
www.acswebnetworks.com /standrews/directions   (229 words)

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