sentences:  De Ovies would live to see the Cathedral he so long dreamed of come to fruition.Ground was broken for the massive structure on Thanksgiving Day 1959 and on 13 May 1962 the Cathedral of St. Philip was dedicated by Bishop Randolph R. Claiborne, Jr., Dean Alfred Hardman, and the Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church the Most Reverend Arthur C. Lichtenberger.De Ovies was there, aged 85, frail and unable to participate in the service.