New York's Cathedral of St. Patrick: 'A Prayer Sung in Stone'
6139901243001 NEW YORK – Before the sound of traffic locked horns with the music of church bells, and before the building tops soared above its spires, Saint Patrick's Cathedral was the only skyscraper in town. Nothing says Ireland like the Emerald Isle's patron Saint Patrick. And nothing says New York like St. Patrick's Cathedral, where Irish immigrants to America first brought their devotion to the saint from Ireland to New York. The iconic cathedral of New York wasn't always in the heart of the city. In fact, the history of St. Patrick's mirrors the history of New York City itself. T...