St. Therese Retreat Center
| St. Therese Retreat Center | |
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| Address | 5277 East Broad Street Columbus, OH, 43213 |
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| History | |
| Former name(s) | St. Therese’s Shrine, House of Retreats Shrine Center for Renewal |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Robert Krause |
| Architectural type | Romanesque |
| Completed | 1931 |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Columbus |
| Clergy | |
| Bishop(s) | Earl K. Fernandes |
St. Therese Retreat Center is a
History
In 1926, Bishop James Hartley purchased a house and 77 acres of land which had formerly belonged to Martha Green Deshler,[1] daughter of the prominent Columbus businessman John G. Deshler who owned the Deshler Hotel and financed the building of the Wyandotte Building, the first skyscraper in Columbus.[2][3][4]
A Romanesque chapel with a capacity for 120 congregants dedicated to St. Therese, along with a 38-room dormitory and other buildings designed by Robert Krause, was constructed in 1931.[5] The center was entrusted to the care of the Sisters of St. Francis of Penance and Christian Charity, who were active in schools and hospitals in the Diocese and remained in their care until 1971.[2][6]
In 1970, the name of the facility was changed to the "Shrine Center for Renewal" and more
In 2020, citing declining use, the Diocese of Columbus closed the retreat center, but in October of 2022, it began to serve as temporary housing for a new order of religious sisters serving in the Diocese.[11][12]
References
- ^ "Martha Green Deshler portrait". digital-collections.columbuslibrary.org. Retrieved 2023-07-25.
- ^ a b The History of the Diocese of Columbus, Volume II: 1918-1943. Columbus, OH: Catholic Diocese of Columbus. 1943. pp. 176–179.
- ^ "St. Therese's Retreat Center | Columbus Landmarks". Archived from the original on 25 July 2023. Retrieved 2023-07-25.
- ^ "As It Were: John Green Deshler took a chance and Columbus reached for the sky". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved 2023-07-25.
- ^ Mason, Debra (15 May 1988). "From Gothic to Modern -- Religious Architecture in Columbus". The Columbus Dispatch. p. 8.
- ^ The Catholic Times (29 September 2023). "Departing Stella Niagara sisters leave legacy of faith, service in diocese". The Catholic Times of Columbus.
- ^ a b Puet, Tim (28 August 2016). "Diocesan Retreat Centers offer Serenity in a Busy World" (PDF). Catholic Times of Columbus. pp. 10–12. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 July 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
- ^ Blackford, Darris (12 August 1991). "Catholic Diocese to offer Monthly Latin Mass". The Columbus Dispatch. pp. 10c.
- ^ "2014 Sikh-Catholic Meeting Report | USCCB". www.usccb.org. Retrieved 2023-07-25.
- ^ Viviano, JoAnne (16 May 2014). "Religious retreat / East Side - Rebuilt grotto a prayerful haven". The Columbus Dispatch. pp. 7B.
- ^ Puet, Tim (9 February 2020). "Two diocesan retreat centers to close". The Catholic Times of Columbus. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
- ^ Dailey, Stash (4 December 2022). "Congregation of sisters adds to richness of life in diocese" (PDF). The Catholic Times of Columbus. p. 2. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 July 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
External links
Media related to Saint Thérèse's Retreat Center (Columbus, Ohio) at Wikimedia Commons
