Officially: The Church of the Annunciation of the Ever Virgin Mary, Mother of God
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Mother Of God, 1910 | Mother Of God, c. 1910 |
The cornerstone was laid on July 30, 1870, and it was dedicated on September 10, 1871.
Forty years later, they opened the cornerstone, what they found is here.
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Mother Of God, Interior |
Mother Of God, Interior, c. 1910 |
Mother Of God, Interior, newer |
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Sanctuary Prior to 1890 | Frieze over the front entrance | Balcony & Organ |
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Interior, Christmas, 1940 | Front of Sanctuary | Interior View |
Mother of God in an aerial showing the school.
September 18, 1937
Thanks to Gerald Leigh Kasselmann for this one.
It's his parent's wedding picture.
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Interior View | Rectory | from the C&O Bridge |
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c. 1910 | c.. 1910 | c. 1930 | c. 1960 |
Caroline Williams' sketch of Mother of God
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A walking tour of the Mother of God Neighborhood |
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Mother of God Brochure |
WLWT offers this video of the Mother of God fire. There are plentiful ads.
Many will remember a horrible fire that nearly destroyed the church on September 25, 1986.
They celebrated their silver jubilee in 1866. | |
In 1971, Mother of God issued a booklet celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the dedication of the church. See it here. (pdf) | For a detailed view of the liturgical art inside St. Mary's, see Dr. Paul Tenkotte's piece at Voyageur Media Group, Inc.'s site, here. (pdf) |
Here's Mother of God's application to be on the National Register of Historic places, complete with photo's, history, and maps. | |
The Mutter Gottes neighborhood made an application, with lots of pictures, to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. See it here (pdf). | You can read Sister Mary Carmelite Brungs, S.N.D.'s entire 1941 The Church of the Mother of God at this site. |
The Catholic Telegraph, May 25, 1844
The Catholic Telegraph, August 29, 1912
In 1926, the US Census Bureau counted church denominations
and their members. The Covington results are here.