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The most breathtaking church from every state in the US - a thread 🧵

1. New York: St. Patrick's Cathedral, NYC (1878)

2. Alabama: The Cathedral of Saint Paul, Birmingham (1893)

3. Alaska: The Church of the Holy Ascension, Unalaska (1826)

4. Arizona: Mission San Xavier del Bac, Tucson (1797)

5. Arkansas: The Cathedral of Saint Andrew, Little Rock (1881)

6. California: The Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, Sacramento (1889)

7. Colorado: The Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, Denver (1921)

8. Connecticut: St. Mary's Church, Stamford (1928)

9. Delaware: Old Swedes Church, Wilmington (1698)

10. Florida: The Memorial Presbyterian Church, St. Augustine (1889)

11. Georgia: The Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Baptist, Savannah (1876)

12. Hawaii: St. Benedict's Painted Church, Honaunau (1902)

13. Idaho: First Indian Presbyterian Church, Kamiah (1890)

14. Illinois: St. Mary of the Angels, Chicago (1920)

15. Indiana: The Basilica of the Sacred Heart, Notre Dame (1888)

16. Iowa: The Basilica of St. Francis Xavier, Dyersville (1889)

17. Kansas: The Cathedral of Saint Peter, Kansas City (1927)

18. Kentucky: St. Mary's Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption, Covington (1901)

19. Louisiana: St. Louis Cathedral, New Orleans (1850s)

20. Maine: The Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, Lewiston (1936)

21. Maryland: The Cathedral of Mary Our Queen, Baltimore (1959)

22. Massachusetts: Trinity Church, Boston (1877)

23. Michigan: The Sweetest Heart of Mary Roman Catholic Church, Detroit (1893)

24. Minnesota: The Cathedral of Saint Paul, Saint Paul (1915)

25. Mississippi: St. Mary Basilica, Natchez (1882)

26. Missouri: The Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis, St. Louis (1914)

27. Montana: The Cathedral of Saint Helena, Helena (1908)

28. Nebraska: St. Cecilia Cathedral, Omaha (1905)

29. Nevada: Saint Thomas Aquinas Cathedral, Reno (1908)

30. New Hampshire: St. Mary and Archangel Michael Church, Nashua (1898)

31. New Jersey: The Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart, Newark (1954)

32. New Mexico: Loretto Chapel, Santa Fe (1878)

33. North Carolina: First Baptist Church, Asheville (1927)

34. North Dakota: St. James Basilica, Jamestown (1914)

35. Ohio: The Shrine Church of St. Stanislaus, Cleveland (1891)

36. Oklahoma: Boston Avenue Methodist Church, Tulsa (1929)

37. Oregon: Saint Francis de Sales Cathedral, Baker City (1908)

38. Pennsylvania: The Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, Philadelphia (1864)

39. Rhode Island: The Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul, Providence (1889)

40. South Carolina: The Unitarian Church, Charleston (1787)

41. South Dakota: The Cathedral of Saint Joseph, Sioux Falls (1919)

42. Tennessee: The Cathedral of the Incarnation, Nashville (1914)

43: Texas: San Fernando Cathedral, San Antonio (1868)

44. Utah: The Cathedral of the Madeleine, Salt Lake City (1909)

45. Vermont: Stowe Community Church (1863)

46. Virginia: St. Andrew's Catholic Church, Roanoke (1902)

47. Washington: St. James Cathedral, Seattle (1907)

48. West Virginia: Saint Joseph's Cathedral, Wheeling (1926)

49. Wisconsin: The Basilica of St. Josaphat, Milwaukee (1901)

50. Wyoming: The Chapel of the Transfiguration, Moose (1925)

Bonus: Washington National Cathedral, Washington, D.C. (1988)

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