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Australia is blessed with many beautiful churches. The largest of these being St. Mary’s Cathedral, in Sydney. Its 19th century architecture includes many towers, beautiful stained glass windows, and an awe inspiring pipe organ. The immense window of the chancel is one of the world’s most beautifully designed 19th century windows. It also features a minor basilica, thanks to Pope Pius XI in 1930, and a marble replica of Michelangelo’s Pieta. It remains the largest English Gothic Cathedral in the world, built in the last 100 years. Continue Reading →