The 8 Wonders of Kansas: Cathedral of the Plains (4 of 8)

[ehowton]

St. Fidelis Catholic Church was nicknamed "Cathedral of the Plains" by William Jennings Bryan, an affection which makes Catholic leadership cringe, as it infringes upon protocol - that being, only a church which houses a Bishop can officially be termed cathedral. Now I have visited Canterbury Cathedral in Britain and other churches in the United States, but have never seen stained glass anywhere as breathtaking as found here.

Because of that I almost didn't share these pictures, as the anemic 700-pixel preview images do not do the full-sized ones justice, and because I don't always click the "embiggen" image link, I know there are those out there who also will not. I do save my clicks for those pictures which I think deserve it, and many of these most assuredly do.

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[ehowton.livejournal.com]

I took pictures of all the stained glass there. I hope to do something more with it at some point.

I don't know why that church was in Victoria, KS. There's nothing else in Victoria, KS. Not only was the church large, it was the only thing visible for miles around. That being said, I haven't yet found out why William Jennings Bryan was ever in Victoria, KS.

It was a good trip. Long, but good. Bill and I put 300 miles on the car today. Since we started on the Wonders closest to home and have started moving further and further out, he's talking about our next one being an overnighter.