About Chapel of the Holy Cross

This unique 200-foot tall Roman Catholic chapel is carved into red rock buttes in Sedona, Arizona and part of the St. John Vianney Parish. Chapel of the Holy Cross was the idea of sculptor Marguerite Brunswig Staude, who was a student of the famous architect Frank Lloyd Wright. It was finished in 1956 and the American Institute of Architects presented it with the Award of Honor a year later. The chapel building also features a 90-foot tall cross, beautiful stained glass window and a gift shop selling religious items.