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The Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, also known simply as St. John's Cathedral, is a Catholic cathedral and parish church in the western United States, located in Boise, Idaho. The seat of the Diocese of Boise, the church building was individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. [2]
1916 Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist Boise (Ada County) Grant: 2018; Location: 807 N. 8th Street, Boise, ID 83702. St. John’s Cathedral is architecturally significant as the largest Romanesque Revival Church in Idaho.
St. John’s Cathedral on 8th Street was finished in 1921. The Diocese of Boise originally built St. John’s where the downtown Yen Ching restaurant is now located. The parish quickly outgrew this location and Bishop Alphonse Glorieux decided to buy the current location on 9th and Hays St.
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Nov 13, 2023 · Christopher Alles, who has been called a “modern Michelangelo” by Aletia.org, will create two original sculptures for St. John the Evangelist Cathedral in Boise. Bishop Peter Christensen noticed the interior of the Cathedral lacked any statuary of its patron, St. John the Evangelist.
In 1893 Boise’s Catholic population reached 7,000, warranting diocesan status. Bishop Glorieux established the Diocese of Boise under Pope Leo XIII, and “envisioned a cathedral dedicated to St. John the Evangelist.” When funds were secured, he hired parishioner Charles F. Hummel of Tourtellotte and Hummel to design the cathedral.
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The Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, also known simply as St. John’s Cathedral, is a Catholic cathedral in Boise, Idaho, United States. It is the seat of the Diocese of Boise , and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places .
