Bodies Under the Church

Season 1 Episode 33

a very short look at the history of the early Episcopal Church in America
the Richmond Theatre Fire of 1811
some of our country’s earliest architects

All leading up to the return of the ghost of Mr. Poe and a brief examination of Mr. Poe’s relationship to religion while he was growing up.

What happens when two architects (unknown to each other) are chosen to design the same church? Hint: Start with “awkward”
Learn why the first house of worship that Poe attended had “bodies under the church.”
Is Poe a “spokesman for those dwelling in the shadow” and marginalized individuals?

Video of Monumental Episcopal Church (where Poe attended church as a child)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qLH2KYgRH8

Cover Art: Robert Mills, Architect

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Bodies Under the Church