Holy Name Catholic Cathedral

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The Church – As cathedrals go, it's not a very inspiring house of worship. The wood latticework on the vaulted ceiling and the marble columns and their Corinthian capitals are the church's most attractive features. Hanging from the ceiling high above the plainly decorated altar are five wide-brimmed red hats called galeros. These ceremonial hats belonged to the last five cardinals of the archdiocese and were ceremoniously hung after each cardinal's death. The late Cardinal Bernadin never got around to purchasing his galero, so church members, mindful of cathedral tradition, bought one…