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St. Mark's Episcopal Cathedral in Seattle, Washington, U.S., is the seat of the bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Olympia. St. Mark's was founded as a mission church of Trinity Episcopal Parish Church (Seattle).

History

Plans for the building, located on the west side of 10th Avenue E. between E. Highland Drive and E. Galer Street on Capitol Hill, were drawn up in 1926. Fundraising took place for two years until construction began in 1928. Ground was broken on September 30, 1928. The Great Depression took a toll on the parish, however. Construction was incomplete when the cathedral was dedicated on April 25, 1931, and the parish was in default on its mortgage throughout the 1930s. The cathedral was foreclosed upon in 1941 and shut for the next two years. From 1943 to 1944, the United States Army used the cathedral as an anti-aircraft training facility; the evidence of this era can still be seen in murals in the crypt.

In 1944, Bishop S. Arthur Huston reopened discussions with the parish's bankers in St. Louis, Missouri; over the next three years, more funds were raised, and in 1947 the mortgage was paid off. The mortgage document was burned before the Parish on Palm Sunday.^[1]

The Very Reverend Dean Robert V. Taylor of St. Mark's resigned abruptly in March 2008, stating that he and the vestry (church board) diverged in their visions for the future of St. Mark's and there was a loss of trust between them.^[2]

After several years of transitional ministry, Dean Taylor was succeeded by The Very Reverend Steve Thomason in the summer of 2012.

Location

St. Mark's Cathedral is located at the top of a very steep dropoff to Lakeview Boulevard E. below. The wooded hillside is known as the St. Mark's Greenbelt.

Organ

The choir loft of St. Mark's is home to one of the largest pipe organs in Seattle. The organ was built in 1965 by Flentrop in the Netherlands and renovated in 1992 by Tacoma's Paul Fritts. It has 55 electric-action stops, 75 ranks, four tracker-action manuals, 32 pedals, and 3,744 total pipes.^[3] The current organists are Mel Butler, Brian Fairbanks, and Roger Sherman.^[4]

References

^ http://www.saintmarks.org/About/History.php
^ Tu, Janet I. (2008-03-29). "Taylor Resigns as Dean of Troubled St. Mark's". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 2008-04-05.
^ OHS database|http://database.organsociety.org/SingleOrganDetails.php?OrganID=969
^ http://www.saintmarks.org/About/Directories/staff.php

External links

Cathedral website
St. Mark's Greenbelt on the Seattle Parks and Recreation web site
Priscilla Long, Seattle's St. Mark's Episcopal Cathedral opens in 1930, HistoryLink.org Essay 3223, April 19, 2001.

Gallery

File:St. Mark's Episcopal Cathedral Entry Interior - Seattle, WA.jpg File:St. Mark's Episcopal Cathedral Sanctuary at Night - Seattle, WA

47°37′55″N 122°19′17″W / 47.63194°N 122.32139°W / 47.63194; -122.32139

[1] ttp://www.saintmarks.org/About/History.php

[Taylor_Resigns_as_Dean_of_Troubled_St._Mark's-2] Tu, Janet I. (2008-03-29). "Taylor Resigns as Dean of Troubled St. Mark's". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 2008-04-05.

[3] OHS database|http://database.organsociety.org/SingleOrganDetails.php?OrganID=969

[4] ttp://www.saintmarks.org/About/Directories/staff.php

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 '''[[St. Mark]]'s Episcopal [[Cathedral]]''' in [[Seattle]], [[Washington (U.S. state)|Washington]], [[U.S.]], is the seat of the [[bishop]] of the [[Episcopal Diocese of Olympia]]. St. Mark's was founded as a mission church of [[Trinity Episcopal Parish Church (Seattle)]].
+==History==
-Plans for the building, located on the west side of 10th Avenue E. between E. Highland Drive and E. Galer Street on [[Capitol Hill, Seattle, Washington|Capitol Hill]], were drawn up in 1926. Fundraising took place for two years until construction began in 1928. Ground was broken on September 30, 1928.  The [[Great Depression]] took a toll on the parish, however. Construction was incomplete when the cathedral was dedicated on April 25, 1931, and the parish was in default on its mortgage throughout the 1930s. The cathedral was [[Foreclosure|foreclosed]] upon in 1941 and shut for the next two years. The [[United States Army]] made use of the building in 1943 and 1944.
+Plans for the building, located on the west side of 10th Avenue E. between E. Highland Drive and E. Galer Street on [[Capitol Hill, Seattle, Washington|Capitol Hill]], were drawn up in 1926. Fundraising took place for two years until construction began in 1928. Ground was broken on September 30, 1928.  The [[Great Depression]] took a toll on the parish, however. Construction was incomplete when the cathedral was dedicated on April 25, 1931, and the parish was in default on its mortgage throughout the 1930s. The cathedral was [[Foreclosure|foreclosed]] upon in 1941 and shut for the next two years. From 1943 to 1944, the [[United States Army]] used the cathedral as an anti-aircraft training facility; the evidence of this era can still be seen in murals in the crypt.
-In 1944, Bishop [[Simeon Arthur Huston|S. Arthur Huston]] reopened discussions with the parish's bankers in [[St. Louis, Missouri]]; over the next three years, more funds were raised, and in 1947 the mortgage was paid off.  The mortgage document was burned before the Parish on Palm Sunday.
+In 1944, Bishop [[Simeon Arthur Huston|S. Arthur Huston]] reopened discussions with the parish's bankers in [[St. Louis, Missouri]]; over the next three years, more funds were raised, and in 1947 the mortgage was paid off.  The mortgage document was burned before the Parish on Palm Sunday.<ref>http://www.saintmarks.org/About/History.php</ref>
-St. Mark's Cathedral is located at the top of a very steep dropoff to Lakeview Boulevard E. below. The wooded hillside is known as the [[St. Mark's Greenbelt]].
 The Very Reverend [[Dean (religion)|Dean]] [[Robert V. Taylor]] of St. Mark's resigned abruptly in March 2008, stating that he and the vestry (church board) diverged in their visions for the future of St. Mark's and there was a loss of trust between them.<ref name="Taylor Resigns as Dean of Troubled St. Mark's">{{cite news|url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004314326_stmarks29m.html|title=Taylor Resigns as Dean of Troubled St. Mark's|publisher=The Seattle Times|date=2008-03-29|accessdate=2008-04-05 | first=Janet I. | last=Tu}}</ref>
 After several years of transitional ministry, Dean Taylor was succeeded by The Very Reverend Steve Thomason in the summer of 2012.
+==Location==
+St. Mark's Cathedral is located at the top of a very steep dropoff to Lakeview Boulevard E. below. The wooded hillside is known as the [[St. Mark's Greenbelt]].
 ==Organ==