i.e., Not St. Mary's, Not Mother of God
716 Bakewell
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| These are all the same building, but the pointed, Gothic spire of the original design was replaced in 1911-12 by the Italian Renaissance bell tower, complete with clock. See Dr. Paul Tenkotte's A Heritage of Art and Faith: Downtown Covington Churches for more details. |
St. Aloysius Church, 716 Bakewell, Covington |
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The background on the clock at St. Aloysius.
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| St. Aloysius, c. 1910 |
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| Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes at St. Aloysius | |||
St. Aloysius gets a new organ in 1909.
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| St. Aloysius Church, Interior |
St. Aloysius Burns, May 16, 1985 |
St. Aloysius priest blesses a Chevy, c. 1953 (a not uncommon practice in days past) |
map locating St. Aloysius |
St. Aloysius was a German Catholic Church.
St. Aloysius celebrates the 25 years of service of its priest.
Rev. Paul Ryan's history of St. Aloysius is here.
David Schroeder's history is at this site.
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| St Augustine's, a German Catholic Church. Center images c. 1914. | The St. Augustine Baseball Team, from the July, 1927 issue of the L&N Magazine |
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Rev. Paul Ryan's history of St. Augustine's is here.
| Stephen Enzweiler has written a three-part history of St. Augustine for the NKY Tribune, at their site: | ||
| Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 |
Here's the application for St. Augustine to be on the National Register of Historic places, complete with photo's, history, and maps. |
And at one time they owned a brick yard?
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| St. Ben's, 1935 | unknown year | St. Benedict's cornerstone laying, September 22, 1907 |
St. Benedict's Church, 17th Street, Covington, 1985. This church was designed by Samuel Hannaford. |
“Soon after his arrival as pastor in September, 1911, Reverend Adolph Rupprecht, O.S.B., purchased a piece of property east of the new [St. Ben's] church for the present rectory, which was ready for occupancy by September, 1913.” Rev. Paul Ryan |
Catholic Telegraph, October 2, 1884
Rev. Paul Ryan's history of St. Benedict's is here.
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| The First Location - SW Corner of Leonard & Worth |
On the current site - earlier |
Construction | Interior |
Inside the original St. John's
From a Facebook post by Elise Fessler
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| Church and School - 1914 | May 1, 1892 | St John's 100th Anniversary, 1955 |
St. John's, 1941 |
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The Rev. Leo G. Kampsen's history of old St. John's is here. (pdf) St. John's was dedicated on
December 27, 1914. The Covington Courier noted that “from three to four thousand people were present.
The city was decorated with the golden jubilee colors. Our country's flag was in great evidence.”
The Rev. Paul Ryan's history of St. John's is here.
The church was on the s.w. corner of Greenup and 12th
The school was
on the s. side of 12th, between Greenup & Garrard
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| The “Old Boys School” of St. Joseph, on 12th near Greenup, built in 1870, torn down in 1929. |
Picture is 1934. The church was first put into use in August, 1859. It was a German Catholic Church. |
unknown date | Inside St. Joseph's |
A different view of St. Joe's from Caroline Williams
Cincinnati Daily Gazette, September 18, 1862
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| This St. Joseph's school replaced the 1870 school above in 1930. That's an artists drawing on the left; real picture, c. 1934, is on the right. |
Montage of older St. Joseph's Buildings (1859 and 1878 are same buildings, but after re-modeling) |
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The story of the laying of the cornerstone, 1916.
St. Joe's celebrates it's new organ, 1860.
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| Ruins of St. Joseph's Church in
Covington Damage from Tornado of July 7, 1915 |
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The Rev. Paul Ryan's history of St. Joseph's is here.
The church was on the east side of Philadelphia, between 4th and 5th.
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| Early View, 1890 | Interior, c. 1883 | St. Patrick's School |
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| St. Patrick's from their 1922 Golden Jubilee Program | |
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| Church in 1947 | Interior in 1947 | Class of 1947 |
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| Rectory | 1937 Flood | Convent |
The above images of St Patrick's are from 1947, unless otherwise
indicated. St. Patrick's was an Irish Catholic Church.
The Rev. Paul Ryan's history of St. Patrick is here.
David E. Schroeder writes about St. Patrick's at this site.
Map locating St. Patrick's
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Monte Casino, near Covington. World's Smallest Church. Built in 1879 by the Benedictine Monks, and now on the Thomas More campus. Read more about it from an issue of In Kentucky, here. A 1949 history of Monte Casino that appeared in the Enquirer is here. Stephen Enzweiler wrote about the history of Monte Casino at the Kentucky Tribune's web site here. From the back of the card on the far right: “Scarcely larger than a child's playhouse, so small that, including the priest, it can hold but three persons, this tiny church was built by 'black friars.' It is made completely of stone, even the roof, except for its single stained glass window and narrow door. In this shrine, the Friars worshipped in perpetual adoration. ” |
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| Hat tip to George Smed, Jr. for finding this 1938 piece from the Enquirer. | |
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| The 1938 piece above explains that Monte Casino was a wine making operation of the Benedictine Monks of S. Vincent's Archabbey in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, which just happened to have a very small chapel. from the left, the monk's house; the wine house, c. 1894; and view or the operation. The wine making was a pretty big enterprise. For more details, we would point you to Dann Woellert's Cincinnati Wine: An Effervescent Story. | |||
How did it get from Covington to Thomas More? On a truck. Details here.
The Kentucky Tribune ran a story on the move. It's at their web site here.
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| Garden of Hope, Carpenter Shop |
Garden of Hope, |
Statue of Christ Preaching the Sermon on the Mount, a gift of Mrs. Katharine Smarr |
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The Garden of Hope, Covington |
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Rev. Paul Ryan also wrote these histories of Covington Churches:
| Church of Our Savior (E. 10th)
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| St. Ann's (West Covington) | Holy Guardian Angels (Sandfordtown) |
The Catholic Telegraph, June 2, 1881
What's a namenstag? Try this site.
Karl Vercouteren's History of the German Churches of Covington, both Catholic and Protestant, is here. (pdf)
Covington Diocese organized in 1853; fully described in 1854, here.
Dave Schroeder explains why there are both German and Irish parishes in Covington, at this site.
In 1926, the US Census Bureau counted church denominations and their members. The Covington results are here.
