The Majestic Nave

A friend and I went to the Cathedral Antiques Show, at The Cathedral of St. Philip, this past weekend—for the first time—and thoroughly enjoy it. There were antiques vendors from all over the U.S., and a friendly lot they were. 

The antiques ranged from elegant furniture to historic paintings (in excess of $17,000), to LOTS of silver (some gorgeous candlesticks and tea services) to estate jewelry. It was every bit elegant and extremely tempting. 

The Cathedral of St. Philip, Nave

While the Antiques Show was absolutely wonderful, this post is about an excursion...a quick jaunt to the Nave in the Cathedral of St. Philip. 

I diverted my friend and I to the Nave, just for a moment, because he'd never been there. We were very fortunate that the organist was practicing...and it was brilliant! We went to the balcony where we had the extraordinary pleasure of enjoying a couple of numbers in peaceful tranquility...that private concert could not have been more perfect.

While we were there, the lighting changed, which you'll notice in the following dramatic photo montage...

The Cathedral of St. Philip, Rose Window

The lights were dimmed...

The Cathedral of St. Philip, Rose Window

Side of the Nave...

The Cathedral of St. Philip, Side of the Nave

Side window of the Nave...

The Cathedral of St. Philip, Side Window

The Rose Window...

The Cathedral of St. Philip, Rose Window

The Cathedral used to offer guided tours and maybe they still do, but I can't find anything on their website about it. But they do offer a brief photo tour of the Cathedral...worth viewing. 

There's a lot more going on at St. Philips beyond church services. They're also home of one of the more popular Farmers Markets in town—the Peachtree Road Farmers Market, which features some of Atlanta's most popular Atlanta chefs for Chef Demos. And they're the largest producer-only Farmers Market in the State ("producer-only" meaning that everything at the Market has been grown, raised, or made by the seller).

Hope you enjoyed this all-too-brief overview of a mere fraction of the stained glass windows at St. Philips. Now, head over to the wanderlust ATLANTA Facebook Page for more photos!