Church
Saint Stephen’s Cathedral
Neo-Gothic cathedral begun on a martyr's feast day, expanded across more than a century.
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About this audio guide
This guide to Saint Stephen's Cathedral in Brisbane follows Bishop James Quinn's choice to break ground on the church calendar's day for Saint Stephen, Christianity's first martyr, stoned to death outside Jerusalem. It traces the cathedral's slow, interrupted rise from the eighteen sixties through the nineteen eighties, through an economic crash and a changing line of archbishops. You'll hear why a bishop tied a new building's fate to a saint's violent death. Look up at the coat of arms on the Elizabeth Street facade before you step inside.
This audio guide was created using AI.