Father John McShane, right, from the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Ely and Kellogg Morris, left, pray for Kathy Washington, a homeless woman, during one of McShane‘s regular Monday night ...

John J. Pahula, 92, of Virginia and formerly of Soudan and Ely, died Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2006, at St. Michael's Health and Rehabilitation Center in Virginia. He was born March 14, 1914 in Soudan ...

The church at Ely was built to impress anyone passing by with the power of the Church to offer salvation. Seen from above, the ground plan of Ely is cruciform, symbolising Christ’s crucifixion.

Ely Cathedral has origins dating as far back as AD 673 when St Etheldreda built an Abbey Church. The present building dates back to 1083, however, and was granted Cathedral status in 1109.