Holy Trinity Orthodox Cathedral

What a beautiful church. I did the Saturday 1p tour as I’ve been especially interested in Chicago architecture this year. The inside was just so beautiful and the tour was a great history of both the Orthodox religion and Chicago architectural influence.

The Holy Trinity Cathedral in Chicago. It could be called Angelic. It’s not of this world — you feel it from the very first steps. The air is different there. Prayer rises more easily. The silence is deep, like the sky. This is more than walls and icons — it’s a place where the unseen join us in glorifying God. If you want to feel Heaven — come in. Even if just for a moment.

Didn't stay for the mass, but popped in because I heard the building was designed by Louis Sullivan, the famous architect who taught Frank Lloyd Wright. I was not at all disappointed. the building is absolutely beautiful and has a lovely feeling of peace and silence, which can be hard to find in busy Chicago.

I volunteered at this beautiful Louis Sullivan building during Open House Chicago and highly recommend their weekend tours

Another "gem" church here in Chicago. This one in particular is attributed to the genius architect Louis Sullivan. Smaller in stature, succinct in message, an edifice defined that does not need description. To the point. Modest. Importantly extant. Beautifully simple, luxuriously summed to balanced perfection. I like this building and art. I really hope this church remains important and preserved in Chicago for many more generations. My photos do not do this building justice. See for yourself.

Our docent, Grace, gave us an hourlong tour of Holy Trinity and we were captivated from beginning to end. A beautiful piece of Chicago, and Orthodox history. Highly recommend visiting!

This is my spiritual home and there’s no place like it. Walking on the same ground as saints have walked, it is humbling and meditative. Come experience the mystery of feeling and literally talking with the saints. ☮️

Wonderful church!! Amazing architecture by Louis Sullivan and a nice friendly parish. The services are beautiful as well as the interior of the cathedral with old Russian icons and paintings. They have a good a capella choir. Highly recommend to visit. All services are in English.

We took a tour of this church. Their commentary was very good. It is a small church, far from the Chicago loop, but well worth a visit.

Holy Trinity Orthodox Cathedral was built by Russian immigrants to Chicago in 1903. It is a magnificent structure with gold leaf onion domes and traditional Russian-Ukrainian 3 barred crosses. It is a must see in West Town! Holy Trinity has been a spiritual center for Orthodox Christians living in the greater Chicago metropolitan area. Designed by Louis H. Sullivan, under the leadership of St. John of Chicago, it was consecrated by St. Tikhon of Moscow. An official City of Chicago Landmark, the Cathedral is also listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

BONG!!!! BONG!!! BONG!!!! Though it pains me to say, this review will having nothing to do with the ganj. It's lucky I'm an early riser because Holy Trinity's incessant tolling might piss me off. It's 9:30am on Sunday and I'm actually enjoying the cacophony ensuing right up the block. It makes me feel like when I venture outside I'll be stepping onto some picturesque square in medieval Prague instead of a street full of badly parked cars and cigarette butts. Russian and Orthodox I am not, but I've actually been inside this place. On weekends they open 'er up to us nosey nonbelievers to have a look 'round. Not really a guided tour per se but the girl at the door was very friendly and able to answer questions. Expect lots of icons* and I think what could best be terms as a "relic". And Louis Sullivan is the shit. So this church pleases me. It offers as a sound landmark when directing guests to my nearby abode and it also allows me to make a complete fool out of myself (much to the amusement of these guests)when I drunkenly hang off the balcony and yell "CHURCH!" at people leaving Mass at 3am during the orthodox Easter season. *I'm knocking off one star because icons STILL scare the shit out of me. My step-mom is Ukrainian Catholic and when I'd go to stay at my step-grandma's house when I was little I would freak the fuck out because she had an icon hanging right by the bed and I couldn't sleep. Even though it was just Mary, I'd make my step-mom take it down. Stop staring into my soul, creepy emaciated Jesus! AHHHH!! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icon

I attended the 1963 Eastern Orthodox Easter Liturgy here as an "Honored Guest" from the local Chicago hotbed of ecumenicism at the time, Christ the Redeemer Church on Fullerton near California Avenue. Also attending with me was a visiting Religious Brother from Pittsburg. There were no "pews" and we stood at the front throughout the entire Liturgy, being the first and last to be incensed every time the celebrants broke out the censor. The entire service, which included circling the Church in procession three times, took about four hours. There are several magnificent and historic Churches in Chicago which are worthy of a visit, and this is definitely one of them!