Bryn Athyn Cathedral

Bryn Athyn Cathedral
Religion
AffiliationGeneral Church of the New Jerusalem (New Church)
Location
Bryn Athyn Cathedral is located in Pennsylvania
Bryn Athyn Cathedral
Shown within Pennsylvania
Bryn Athyn Cathedral is located in the United States
Bryn Athyn Cathedral
Bryn Athyn Cathedral (the United States)
Geographic coordinates40°08′04.02″N 75°03′48.58″W / 40.1344500°N 75.0634944°W / 40.1344500; -75.0634944
Architecture
TypeCathedral
StyleGothic
Funded byJohn Pitcairn Jr.
Groundbreaking1913
Completed1928
Official name: Bryn Athyn Cathedral
TypeRoadside
CriteriaReligion
DesignatedSeptember 10, 1947[1]
Parent listingBryn Athyn Historic District
LocationHuntingdon Pike (PA 232) in Bryn Athyn at Cathedral
Marker TextThis Swedenborgian center is noted architecturally. Buildings in 14th-century Gothic and 12th-century Romanesque styles. Built by cooperative craft guilds in medieval way. Endowed by John Pitcairn.
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Bryn Athyn Cathedral

Bryn Athyn Cathedral is the episcopal seat of the General Church of the New Jerusalem, a denomination of Swedenborgianism. The main building is of the Early Gothic style, while the adjoining structures are of a transitional period reflective of a combination of both Gothic and Norman styles. The exterior appearance of the cathedral itself is reminiscent of Gloucester Cathedral in England.

The cathedral is located in Bryn Athyn, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, just outside the city of Philadelphia. Bryn Athyn is also the site of the General Church affiliated Academy of the New Church, which publishes Swedenborgian literature, and is the parent organization of a high school, a four-year college (Bryn Athyn College of the New Church), a theological school, and the Emanuel Swedenborg Library.

  1. ^ "Bryn Athyn Cathedral". PHMC Historical Markers. Retrieved March 27, 2017.