The famous Copley Square building is the third home to this parish. The first two were located in what is now the Downtown Crossing area of Boston. After the second church was destroyed by the Great Fire of 1872, Brooks moved the parish to Boston’s new Back Bay neighborhood, a recently land-filled marsh.

The church, constructed between 1872 and 1875 for a congregation founded in 1669, is also known for being the church at the Boylston Street finish line of the Boston Marathon.

The First Church of Christ, Scientist is the administrative headquarters and mother church of the Church of Christ, Scientist, also known as the Christian Science church.

Built 1865-1867 in Gothic Revival Style; Sanctuary Interior by Tiffany Glass & Decorating Co.; Rare Welte-Tripp Organ; Prominent Architect Richard M. Upjohn

Went to visit the Tiffany windows at this church, which has been restored.

As mother church of the diocese, the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is the spiritual, prophetic and physical symbol of Catholic presence in the Kansas City area.