Danbury Mint St. Patrick's Cathedral-New York figurine

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Danbury Mint "St. Patrick's Cathedral" Figurine A Danbury Mint exclusive from the collection entitled "Historic Catholic Churches" This magnificent cold-cast porcelain sculpture re-creating St. Patrick's Cathedral (in New York City) is beautifully crafted and handpainted in great, meticulous detail. This limited-editon masterpiece would make a wonderful addition to your collectibles. St. Patrick's Cathedral is the largest decorated Neo-Gothic-style Catholic cathedral in North America and one of NYC's famous tourist attraction sites. It is the seat of the archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, and a parish church, located at 50th Street and Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, just across the street from Rockefeller Center.On October 6, 1850, Archbishop John Joseph Hughes announced his intention to erect a new cathedral to replace the Old St. Patrick's, located on the intersection of Prince and Mott Streets on Mulberry Street. The "Old Cathedral" had been destroyed by fire in 1866 but was rebuilt and rededicated by 1868. It is still a parish church and is the oldest Catholic site in New York City.The cornerstone for the new cathedral was laid on August 15, 1858, just south of the diocese's orphanage, much further north of the populous areas of New York at that time. The cathedral was designed by James Renwick, Jr. in the read more

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