Silent for over 20 years, two of the bells from St. Raphael Cathedral have a new home.
An assembly of church bells are lowered into the belfry of the Cathedral of St. Bernard of Clairvaux in Madison, Wis. Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025. The project is part of an extensive ongoing restoration of the building which will serve as a cathedral for the Catholic Diocese of Madison. Three of the bells are from the original bell tower, and two others were salvaged from the steeple of the former St. Raphael’s Church, which was destroyed by fire in 2005. JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
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Spectators watch as an assembly of church bells are lifted toward the belfry of the Cathedral of St. Bernard of Clairvaux in Madison, Wis. Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025. The project is part of an extensive ongoing restoration of the building which will serve as a cathedral for the Catholic Diocese of Madison. Three of the bells are from the original bell tower, and two others were salvaged from the steeple of the former St. Raphael’s Church, which was destroyed by fire in 2005. JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
Photos: Bells for new cathedral lifted into place
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An assembly of church bells are lifted toward the belfry of the Cathedral of St. Bernard of Clairvaux in Madison, Wis. Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025. The project is part of an extensive ongoing restoration of the building which will serve as a cathedral for the Catholic Diocese of Madison. Three of the bells are from the original bell tower, and two others were salvaged from the steeple of the former St. Raphael’s Church, which was destroyed by fire in 2005. JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
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Three bells from St. Bernard and two salvaged from St. Raphael Cathedral that was destroyed by fire in 2005, are prepared to be hoisted Wednesday into the bell tower of St. Bernard Catholic Church. The church is being transformed into the cathedral for the Diocese of Madison.
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An assembly of church bells are lifted toward the belfry of the Cathedral of St. Bernard of Clairvaux in Madison, Wis. Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025. The project is part of an extensive ongoing restoration of the building which will serve as a cathedral for the Catholic Diocese of Madison. Three of the bells are from the original bell tower, and two others were salvaged from the steeple of the former St. Raphael’s Church, which was destroyed by fire in 2005. JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
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Spectators watch as an assembly of church bells are lifted toward the belfry of the Cathedral of St. Bernard of Clairvaux in Madison, Wis. Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025. The project is part of an extensive ongoing restoration of the building which will serve as a cathedral for the Catholic Diocese of Madison. Three of the bells are from the original bell tower, and two others were salvaged from the steeple of the former St. Raphael’s Church, which was destroyed by fire in 2005. JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
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An assembly of church bells are lowered into the belfry of the Cathedral of St. Bernard of Clairvaux in Madison, Wis. Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025. The project is part of an extensive ongoing restoration of the building which will serve as a cathedral for the Catholic Diocese of Madison. Three of the bells are from the original bell tower, and two others were salvaged from the steeple of the former St. Raphael’s Church, which was destroyed by fire in 2005. JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
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Kaity Neylan and her children, Elliotte, 4, and Huck, 2, watch as an assembly of church bells are lifted toward the belfry of the Cathedral of St. Bernard of Clairvaux in Madison, Wis. Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025. The project is part of an extensive ongoing restoration of the building which will serve as a cathedral for the Catholic Diocese of Madison. Three of the bells are from the original bell tower, and two others were salvaged from the steeple of the former St. Raphael’s Church, which was destroyed by fire in 2005. JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
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An assembly of church bells are lowered into the belfry of the Cathedral of St. Bernard of Clairvaux in Madison, Wis. Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025. The project is part of an extensive ongoing restoration of the building which will serve as a cathedral for the Catholic Diocese of Madison. Three of the bells are from the original bell tower, and two others were salvaged from the steeple of the former St. Raphael’s Church, which was destroyed by fire in 2005. JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
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An assembly of church bells are lowered into the belfry of the Cathedral of St. Bernard of Clairvaux in Madison, Wis. Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025. The project is part of an extensive ongoing restoration of the building which will serve as a cathedral for the Catholic Diocese of Madison. Three of the bells are from the original bell tower, and two others were salvaged from the steeple of the former St. Raphael’s Church, which was destroyed by fire in 2005. JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
