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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) Image
2. Alabama: The Cathedral of Saint Paul, Birmingham (1893) Image
3. Alaska: The Church of the Holy Ascension, Unalaska (1826) Image
4. Arizona: Mission San Xavier del Bac, Tucson (1797) Image
5. Arkansas: The Cathedral of Saint Andrew, Little Rock (1881) Image
6. California: The Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, Sacramento (1889) Image
7. Colorado: The Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, Denver (1921) Image
8. Connecticut: St. Mary's Church, Stamford (1928) Image
9. Delaware: Old Swedes Church, Wilmington (1698) Image
10. Florida: The Memorial Presbyterian Church, St. Augustine (1889) Image
11. Georgia: The Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Baptist, Savannah (1876) Image
12. Hawaii: St. Benedict's Painted Church, Honaunau (1902) Image
13. Idaho: First Indian Presbyterian Church, Kamiah (1890) Image
14. Illinois: St. Mary of the Angels, Chicago (1920) Image
15. Indiana: The Basilica of the Sacred Heart, Notre Dame (1888) Image
16. Iowa: The Basilica of St. Francis Xavier, Dyersville (1889) Image
17. Kansas: The Cathedral of Saint Peter, Kansas City (1927) Image
18. Kentucky: St. Mary's Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption, Covington (1901) Image
19. Louisiana: St. Louis Cathedral, New Orleans (1850s) Image
20. Maine: The Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, Lewiston (1936) Image
21. Maryland: The Cathedral of Mary Our Queen, Baltimore (1959) Image
22. Massachusetts: Trinity Church, Boston (1877) Image
23. Michigan: The Sweetest Heart of Mary Roman Catholic Church, Detroit (1893) Image
24. Minnesota: The Cathedral of Saint Paul, Saint Paul (1915) Image
25. Mississippi: St. Mary Basilica, Natchez (1882) Image
26. Missouri: The Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis, St. Louis (1914) Image
27. Montana: The Cathedral of Saint Helena, Helena (1908) Image
28. Nebraska: St. Cecilia Cathedral, Omaha (1905) Image
29. Nevada: Saint Thomas Aquinas Cathedral, Reno (1908) Image
30. New Hampshire: St. Mary and Archangel Michael Church, Nashua (1898) Image
31. New Jersey: The Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart, Newark (1954) Image
32. New Mexico: Loretto Chapel, Santa Fe (1878) Image
33. North Carolina: First Baptist Church, Asheville (1927) Image
34. North Dakota: St. James Basilica, Jamestown (1914) Image
35. Ohio: The Shrine Church of St. Stanislaus, Cleveland (1891) Image
36. Oklahoma: Boston Avenue Methodist Church, Tulsa (1929) Image
37. Oregon: Saint Francis de Sales Cathedral, Baker City (1908) Image
38. Pennsylvania: The Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, Philadelphia (1864) Image
39. Rhode Island: The Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul, Providence (1889) Image
40. South Carolina: The Unitarian Church, Charleston (1787) Image
41. South Dakota: The Cathedral of Saint Joseph, Sioux Falls (1919) Image
42. Tennessee: The Cathedral of the Incarnation, Nashville (1914) Image
43: Texas: San Fernando Cathedral, San Antonio (1868) Image
44. Utah: The Cathedral of the Madeleine, Salt Lake City (1909) Image
45. Vermont: Stowe Community Church (1863) Image
46. Virginia: St. Andrew's Catholic Church, Roanoke (1902) Image
47. Washington: St. James Cathedral, Seattle (1907) Image
48. West Virginia: Saint Joseph's Cathedral, Wheeling (1926) Image
49. Wisconsin: The Basilica of St. Josaphat, Milwaukee (1901) Image
50. Wyoming: The Chapel of the Transfiguration, Moose (1925) Image
Bonus: Washington National Cathedral, Washington, D.C. (1988) Image

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