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The Cathedral
Shrine of the Transfiguration

The Cathedral Shrine of the Transfiguration, an open-air cathedral of the Diocese of Virginia, was consecrated in 1925. Each of its stones was pulled by horse or rolled by local people from the mountain that embraces it.  The Shrine is the site of regular weekly worship and is available for groups and conferences for their worship.

In 1922 Dr. Woodward purchased the Tanglewood cottage (now Gibson cottage) and built a log cabin nearby for him and Mrs. Woodward to live. Soon thereafter Dr. Woodward began to envision a place of worship on the mountain. On August 6, 1925 the Cathedral Shrine of the Transfiguration was consecrated by the Rt. Rev. William Cabell Brown, D.D., Bishop of Virginia and dedicated to the memory of Bishop Gibson.

The Cathedral Shrine of the Transfiguration remains the core of Shrine Mont and since its founding thousands of people have worshiped in the Shrine.

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Directory

  1. Alexandria House
  2. Arlington House
  3. Atkeson Cottage
  4. Bear Wallow Camp
  5. Box Hill
  6. Box Hill Cabin
  7. Chilton Hall
  8. Churchill Staff House
  9. Crenshaw Lodge
  10. Cross
  11. Derossi Cottage
  12. Director’s Residence
    (Woodward House)
  13. Fairfax House
  14. Gibson Cottage
  15. Hall House A
  16. Hall House B (EV Chargers)
  17. Hazel’s Hearth
  18. Happy Pavilion
  19. Harrison Cottage
  20. Hillside Cottage
  21. Horseshoes
  22. Infirmary
  23. Labyrinth
  24. Laundry
  25. Lexington Cottage
  26. Lloyd Hall
  27. Lower Pavilion
  28. Maryland House
  29. Meade Cottage
  30. Miller Cottage
  31. Norfolk House
  32. Orkney Spring
  33. Peterkin Cottage
  34. Pennsylvania House
  35. Portlock Cottage
  36. Red Shed
  37. Rec Hall
  38. Recreational Field
  39. Rectory
  40. Richmond House
  41. Sand Volleyball
  42. Scott Cottage
  43. Shrine
  44. Shuffleboard
  45. Spring Mountain Lodge
  46. St. Andrew’s Cottage
  47. St. George’s Camp
  48. St. George’s Director’s Cabin
  49. Stidley Cottage
  50. Stribling Cottage
  51. Swimming Pool
  52. Tennis/Pickleball Courts
  53. Tucker Hall, Tucker Lodge,
    Brown Hall, Art Hall, Bird Cage
  54. Upper Pavilion
  55. Vienna House
  56. Virginia House
  57. Warner Cottage
  58. Washington House
  59. Williamsburg House
  60. Woodward Camp
  61. Woodward Director’s Cabin
  62. Woodward Staff House

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Shrine Mont, Inc.
217 Shrine Mont Circle
PO Box 10
Orkney Springs, Virginia 22845, US

540.856.2141
8am to 4pm Monday – Friday

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