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Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine is an Episcopalian Cathedral That Serves All Faiths and All Peoples


The Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine is the seat of the Episcopal Diocese of New York.

It famously serves all faiths and all peoples in one of the world’s largest Christian churches.

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Free Memorial Day Classical Music

The New York Philharmonic Free Memorial Day Concert conducted by Jaap van Zweden; plays Wagner, Copland, and Brahms; at the Cathedral Church of St John the Divine; in Morningside Heights, Manhattan; on Monday, May 27, 2023 at 7pm. FREE.


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Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine
1047 Amsterdam Ave
(at 112th St)
Morningside Heights, Manhattan

Subways
(1) to Cathedral Parkway – 110th St
(C)(B) to 110th St – Cathedral Parkway


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Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine (Bumbleedee/Dreamstime)

The St. Francis Day Blessing of the Animals on the first Sunday in October is one of the cathedral’s most popular events.

Leonard Bernstein

Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Paul Winter


About the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine


A “cathedral” is a church that is also the seat of a bishop.

The cathedral has been under construction since 1892. It remains unfinished. The building is physically imposing. It is so big. When you enter, it feels like you are in a sacred grotto, just New York size.

This is great hall for spiritual music. Leonard Bernstein, Duke Ellington, Aretha Franklin and many other legendary artists have performed here.

Many famous New Yorkers have been memorialized here including modern dance legend Alvin Ailey (1989) and jazz legend Duke Ellington (1974).

Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. led a service in 1956. The Dalai Lama first visited in 1979. Archbishop Desmond Tutu spoke in 1986. Nelson Mandela spoke in 1997.

Jazz, world music and earth music legend Paul Winter is an artist in residence. His winter solstice and summer solstice celebrations are wonderful times to visit the cathedral.

French artist in residence Philippe Petit, who famously walked a high wire between the Twin Towers, walked between the cathedral’s two towers in 1982.

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