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Founded in 1850, St. Joseph’s Co-Cathedral is the first French-Canadian national parish in the country, established to serve the spiritual needs of French-speaking Canadian Catholic immigrants. Growth of the congregation and emigration into what is now known as Burlington’s Old North End neighborhood fueled plans to build a new church. Designed in 1883 by Rev. Josep Michaud, a self-taught architect from Montreal, the new church was designed in a grand Baroque style that bears a resemblance to a chapel built under the reign of King Louis XIV located at the Palace of Versailles. The new structure took four years to complete, relying greatly upon the construction labor and financial sacrifices of its parishioners, many of whom were of modest means. Dedicated on Easter Sunday in 1887, St. Joseph’s remains the largest church in Vermont with the capacity to seat more than 1,200 worshipers.
This is such an excellent 360 video of St Joseph’s in Burlington, VT. Thank you so much for doing this. John
Well done, however, the architecture is not based on St Peter’s in Rome,
but on Louis XIV chapel at his palace in Versailles, France. You did a great
job . Thanks.
Thank you for the clarification. I have revised the description. Best Regards, Seth
Beautiful work. May we link to this work from our website the Cathedral of St. Joseph Burlington VT?
Yes! Please do.
This is great, John. My mom often brought me to St. Jo’s for Sunday Mass, though she was not a French speaker. I’m a sucker for “classic”churches. I could never get used to seeing The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception’s replacement. It just didn’t have the romance and sense of grandeur of the original. I know nothing about architecture really, but I’m happy to see St. Josephs as the seat of the diocese.