Tour Our
Hewitt Chapel,
Nave & Narthex
The Hewitt Chapel
Named for the architect and dedicated in memory of his daughter, the triptych above the altar (painted by Mr. Hewitt) and the windows tell the story of Jesus' early life. The capital carvings show images of hands involved in three different rites of the church: (1) Marriage; (2) Baptism (incorporating the fall of human kind, expulsion from the Garden of Eden, the font of cleansing and restoring water, the intertwining of God's hands with ours); and (3) Confirmation (the laying on of hands). Note that the sanctuary light over the tabernacle is part of a bronze, winged lion, the symbol for St. Mark.
Enmegahbowh Healing and
Reconciliation Station
Enmagahbowh, the first Native American Episcopal priest, was a powerful voice for reconciliation between Native Americans and white people from the 1860's until his death in 1902. The icon of Enmegahbowh was created by Minneapolis artist Nick Markell who also created many of the Cathedral's clerestory windows. In this sacred space, the clergy provide the laying on of hands and anointing with oil by which God's grace is given for the healing of spirit, mind and body.
The Wall Sculpture
Here Paul Grandlund has depicted Jesus reaching out to St. Peter (left), who has sunk while attempting to walk on water, and St. Paul, who was struck down on his way to Damascus.
The Bell Room
Located directly beneath the bell tower, it contains "Waters of Baptism." This hanging by Morgan Clifford, woven in shades of blue, depicts the sacred flow of cleansing water.
Polychrome Figures
Just inside the doors to the nave are two figures carved in mahogany. On the left is the young David with his sling. The figure depicted opposite, seeking certainty and courage, is Youth, wrapped in angelic wings, with the inscription: "If I take the wings of the morning...even there shall thy hand hold me." Notice also the symbols of the Cathedral, the St. Mark's lion (left), and of the Diocese - with its peace pipe and broken tomahawk representing the peaceful relations which Bishop Whipple sought to establish between Native Americans and immigrants. The two carved faces, representing Sts. Peter and Paul, are modeled after ancient murals excavated in Rome. The small shields are for the eleven faithful apostles.
The Edsall Memorial
This plaque honors Samuel Cook Edsall, second Episcopal Bishop of Minnesota - the man whose original vision it was that this building should be built and become a cathedral. The inscription calls Edsall the third Bishop, possibly because, prior to 1859, when Henry Benjamin Whipple was elected the first Bishop of Minnesota, Bishop Jackson Kemper had already served a vast area that included Minnesota.
Resurrection II
Sculpted by Paul Granlund, this work expresses release into freedom - new life in Christ.
