Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, Episcopal cathedral in Columbia, United States.
Trinity Episcopal Cathedral is a Gothic Revival church modeled on York Minster, designed by Edward Brickell White. Its brick walls are covered in buff stucco, and the twin towers each carry eight pinnacles topped with a fleur-de-lis. The nave has Columbia's only clerestory, and the roof rests on exposed wooden beams.
The parish was organized on August 8, 1812, and its first wooden church was consecrated on December 14, 1814. The cornerstone of the present Gothic Revival building was laid on November 26, 1845, and Bishop Gadsden consecrated it on February 14, 1857. It joined the National Register of Historic Places on February 24, 1971, and became a cathedral on January 19, 1977.
The parish began an African American Sunday School in 1838 and a school for indigent students in 1844. A memorial stained-glass window honouring Dr. Peter Shand, rector for 52 years, was installed in the chancel in 1890. The churchyard holds the graves of six South Carolina governors, poet Henry Timrod and eight bishops.
The cathedral holds regular Sunday services including Holy Eucharist and traditional music services. Some ceremonies are available through livestreaming for those unable to attend in person.
Three ancient oak trees in the churchyard mark different periods of the cathedral's growth and development. These trees create a living record of the building's evolution across generations.
The community of curious travelers
AroundUs brings together thousands of curated places, local tips, and hidden gems, enriched daily by 94,766 contributors worldwide.