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Welcome to the website of the Saint James Chapel. Modeled after Sainte Chapelle , Paris, this treasure has been called "the crown jewel of Chicago's architecture." The chapel was dedicated with a concert of choral and organ works on November 22, 1918, the Feast of Saint Cecelia - patroness of music.

For over 75 years, the chapel has served as a place of education and worship for the students of Archbishop Quigley Preparatory Seminary seminarians. Through the years it  has become a place of meditation and artistic inspiration for persons of all faiths. Most recently, it has also become  a setting for public concerts and recitals. 

Weight, years of pollution and the passage of time threaten to bring collapse to this Chapel's glorious  windows. In response, a group of Chicagoans from many faiths and backgrounds have formed "Friends of the Windows" and launched an "emergency campaign" to save this stained glass treasure. The project is fortunate to have received technical assistance from the chief stained glass expert of the Government of France, Ministry of Culture .
 

St. James Chapel is located inside Quigley Preparatory Seminary at 103 E. Chestnut, Chicago, IL, 60611.  The chapel's entrance stands at the corner of Rush & Pearson streets approximately one block west of the Hancock Center.

Mapped Location of St. James





For more information, please contact us at:
 Friends of the Windows
333 N. Michigan Ave-RM2032
Chicago, IL 60601
(312) 782-3532
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