Henry Benjamin Whipple
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Henry Benjamin Whipple was an American religious leader and activist. He was the first Episcopal bishop of Minnesota and gained a reputation as a humanitarian and an advocate for Native Americans.
1898 studio portrait by George Prince
Photograph taken by Mathew Brady about 1860
Funeral program for Whipple
Henry and Evangeline Whipple
The Cathedral of Our Merciful Saviour in Faribault is the oldest cathedral in Minnesota. Built 1862–1869 and designed by James Renwick Jr., it was the first church in the Episcopal Church in the Unite
Henry Benjamin Whipple
…by some Dakota because of his honesty in dealing with them. Whipple was a founder of Shattuck St. Mary's school in Faribault, Minnesota, and built the Cathedral of Our Merciful Saviour. Born in Adams, New York, Whipple was raised in the Presbyterian church but became an Episcopalian through the influence of his grandparents and his…
The cathedral in 2021
The cathedral altar
The Guild House from the northwest