Stone Holy Water Fonts -- Cathedral Shrine of the Virgin of Guadalupe -- Dallas TX - Stone Church Artefacts on Waymarking.com

Several stone holy water fonts adorn the walls or are placed at the church entrance for the convenient use of devout parishioners to bless themselves before entering the Cathedral Shrine of the Virgin of Guadalupe in downtown Dallas.

The Cathedral Shrine of the Virgin of Guadalupe (Catedral Santuario de Virgen de Guadalupe), formerly known (1898-1977)as Sacred Heart Cathedral, was designed by noted Texas Architect Nicholas Clayton. The cornerstone was laid in 1898, but the building was not finished until 1902. An argument can be made that the building was not REALLY finished until 2006, because the diocese could not afford to build the clock tower in Clayton's design at the time. A US$20 million gift in 2006, 104 years after the Cathedral opened, allowed Clayton's design to be fully realized.

It has served ever since as the seat of the Bishop of Dallas.

Approximate Age of Artefact: 120 years Relevant Website: [Web Link]

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