Chapel of the Holy Cross (Sedona, Arizona)

The Chapel of the Holy Cross
Basic information
Location	Sedona, Arizona
Affiliation	Catholic Church
Architect(s)	Marguerite Brunswig Staude
Designated as NHL	National Register of Historic Places

The Chapel of the Holy Cross is a Roman Catholic chapel built into the buttes of Sedona, Arizona, run by the Diocese of Phoenix, as a part of St. John Vianney Parish in Sedona.^[1]

History

The chapel was inspired and commissioned by local rancher and sculptor Marguerite Brunswig Staude, who had been inspired in 1932 by the newly constructed Empire State Building to build such a church. After an attempt to do so in Budapest, Hungary (with the help of Lloyd Wright, son of noted architect Frank Lloyd Wright) was aborted due to the outbreak of World War II, she decided to build the church in her native region.^[2]

Richard Hein was chosen as project architect, and the design was executed by architect August K. Strotz, both from the firm of Anshen & Allen. The chapel is built on Coconino National Forest land; the late Senator Barry Goldwater assisted Staude in obtaining a special-use permit. The construction supervisor was Fred Courkos, who built the chapel in 18 months at a cost of US$300,000. The chapel was completed in 1956.^[3]

The American Institute of Architects gave the Chapel its Award of Honor in 1957. In the sculptor's words, “Though Catholic in faith, as a work of art the Chapel has a universal appeal. Its doors will ever be open to one and all, regardless of creed, that God may come to life in the souls of all men (and women) and be a living reality.”

In 2007, Arizonans voted the Chapel to be one of the Seven Man-Made Wonders of Arizona,^[4] and it is also the site of one of the so-called Sedona vortices.

Gallery

References

1. ↑ "Home". Chapel of the Holy Cross. 
2. ↑ "Chapel of the Holy Cross". Sedona Drive Tour. 
3. ↑ Bryant, Kathleen (2002). Sedona: Treasure of the Southwest. Flagstaff: Northland. p. 40. ISBN 0-87358-818-5. 
4. ↑ "7 Wonders of Arizona". AZCentral. 2010. Retrieved 25 September 2010. 

External links

• Page describing Chapel of the Holy Cross

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Properties on the National Register of Historic Places in Arizona
	Apache Cochise Coconino Gila Graham Greenlee La Paz Maricopa (Phoenix) Mohave Navajo Pima Pinal Santa Cruz Yavapai (Prescott) Yuma

Municipalities and communities of Coconino County, Arizona, United States
County seat: Flagstaff
Cities	Flagstaff Page Sedona‡ Williams
Towns	Fredonia Tusayan
CDPs	Bitter Springs Cameron Doney Park Fort Valley Grand Canyon Village Kachina Village Kaibab‡ Kaibito LeChee Leupp Moenkopi Mountainaire Munds Park Parks Supai Tolani Lake Tonalea Tuba City Valle Winslow West‡
Unincorporated communities	Allan Lake Landing Angell Apex Babbit Winter Bellemont Big Springs Bishop Place Black Falls Crossing Bootlegger Crossing Chair Crossing Clints Well Coal Mine Mesa Coconino Corva Cosnino Cow Springs Coyote Basin Ranch Cucamonga Junction Darling Daze Dennison Durfee Crossing Echinique Place Elden Pueblo Forest Lakes Forest Lakes Estates, Arizona Fort Tuthill Frazier Wells Gray Mountain Happy Jack Hidden Springs Mission Highland Pines Horse Crossing Hualapai Hilltop Indian Gardens Jacob Lake Jones Crossing Kinder Crossing Lakeview Marble Canyon Mule Crossing North Rim Rare Metals Robbers Roost Ryan Tin House Winona
Indian reservations	Hopi‡ Hualapai‡ Havasupai Kaibab‡ Navajo‡
Ghost town	Canyon Diablo
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 34°49′55″N 111°46′01″W / 34.831920°N 111.766909°W / 34.831920; -111.766909