Location Kyoto Former name(s) Holy Trinity Church Opened 1898 | Country Japan Completed 1898 Architect James McDonald Gardiner | |
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Address Japan, 〒602-8021 京都府京都市上京区烏丸下立売角 Similar Lee Plaza, Shirakumo Shrine, Goō Shrine, Michigan Central Station, Buffalo Central Terminal | ||
St. Agnes Cathedral is a Christian church located in Kyoto, Japan, and is the diocesan Cathedral of the Diocese of Kyoto, which comprises all the Anglican-Episcopal churches and other facilities in Fukui, Ishikawa, Kyoto, and Toyama Prefectures.
General
St. Agnes Cathedral was built as Holy Trinity Church in 1898 on the campus of Heian Women's University, but changed its name to St. Agnes Church in 1923.
The red brick, Gothic Revival church was designed by American architect James McDonald Gardiner. The Cathedral is one of the oldest Christian church structures in Kyoto and was designated as one of the cultural heritage buildings of Kyoto City in 1985.
References
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