Cathedral of St. John in the Wilderness, Episcopal cathedral in Denver, United States.
The Cathedral of St. John in the Wilderness is a limestone Gothic Revival church in Denver, Colorado, situated on Washington Street. The building features pointed arches, stone buttresses, and tall stained glass windows that shape the look of both the exterior and the interior.
An earlier church at a different site in Denver burned down in 1903, which led the congregation to begin work on the current building around 1909. During construction, problems with the foundation required changes to the original design before the work could continue.
The cathedral is the mother church of the Episcopal Diocese of Colorado, which gives it a central role in the religious life of the region. Visitors who step inside on any given day may find a service in progress, a choir rehearsing, or simply people sitting quietly in the pews.
The church sits in the Capitol Hill neighborhood and is easy to reach on foot or by public transit from central Denver. Visiting on a weekday tends to be quieter, which makes it easier to look around the interior without interruption.
The stained glass windows were made by the studio of Charles Connick, one of the most respected church glassmakers in the US during the early 20th century. They are best seen on a bright day, when the light passing through them colors the stone interior in ways that shift as the hours pass.
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