St. Augustine's Chapel
Religion
AffiliationEpiscopal Church of the United States
DistrictEpiscopal Diocese of North Carolina
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusEpiscopal polity
StatusChapel
Location
LocationRaleigh, North Carolina, United States

Saint Augustine's University Historic Chapel is a historic Episcopal chapel located on the campus of St. Augustine's University near downtown Raleigh, North Carolina. Built in 1895, it is one of the oldest buildings on the campus of St. Augustine's and has been designated as a Raleigh Historic Landmark.

The chapel was built with the patronage of the Episcopal Church Freedmen's Bureau. Episcopal priest Rev. Henry Beard Delany directed the construction; at the time he was an instructor of carpentry and masonry, as well as a chaplain and musician. The chapel was built by students of the college using stone from the Raleigh area.

The chapel houses the cathedra of the Episcopal Bishop of North Carolina, a memorial of Henry Delany's consecration as the first African American Episcopal Bishop in North Carolina.[1][2]

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References

  1. ↑ http://www.discoveramerica.com/ca/north-carolina/saint-augustines-college-historic-chapel.html
  2. ↑ "Artstor".


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