Immaculata Church
Holy Cross-Immaculata Church | |
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Archdiocese of Cincinnati | |
Clergy | |
Minister(s) | Father Jeff Bacon |
Immaculate Conception Church, School, and Rectory | |
Location | Cincinnati, Ohio |
Coordinates | 39°6′27.36″N 84°29′47.81″W / 39.1076000°N 84.4966139°W |
Architect | Picket & Sons and John Toby [1] |
Architectural style | Gothic Revival[1] |
NRHP reference No. | 78002079[1] |
Added to NRHP | December 29, 1978[1] |
The Church of the Immaculata, or Immaculata Church, is a
History
The limestone church was built in 1859, just before the American Civil War, for the German congregation in the city's Mt. Adams neighborhood. Archbishop John Baptist Purcell decided to build the church while praying during a severe storm at sea. He promised God that if he survived, he would build a church on the city's highest point.[3]
The nearby
- O Maria, ohne Suende empfangen, bitte fuer die Bekehrung dieses Landes, Amerika.
- (O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for the conversion of this country, America.)
On December 29, 1978, the Immaculate Conception Church, School, and Rectory was listed in the National Register of Historic Places.[1] The school and rectory have since been closed.
In August 2005, workmen began chipping out bricks and glass block where a rose window once stood. The original had been lost in a storm. The new window came from
Traditions
The Immaculata Church has served since 1860 as a pilgrimage church, where on
Each year in February members of the
References
- ^ a b c d e "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. June 30, 2007.
- ISBN 9781623760519. Retrieved 2013-05-04.
- ^ a b Eigelbach, Kevin (2002-09-25). "Church of Steps seeks donations". The Cincinnati Post. E. W. Scripps Company. Archived from the original on 2005-02-28.
- ^ Gannett Company. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
The project also includes a mostly forgotten segment of the steps at the base of Mount Adams, where the most ardent faithful start. ... The upper and lower stairways are connected by a pedestrian bridge over Columbia Parkway, which was rehabilitated as part of a 2004 road project.