Mother Of God Roman Catholic Church
- Mother Of God Roman Catholic Church
Mother Of God Roman Catholic Church (Mutter Gottes Kirche: German) is located at 119 West 6th Street in Covington, Kentucky. The Church is located in the Mutter Gottes Historic District.
This historic church features twin renaissance towers and murals by famous Vatican artist Johann Schmitt, an early teacher of Frank Duveneck, who was baptised in the parish in 1848. In the spring of 1842, the German congregation purchased a lot at the southwest corner of 6th and Washington streets. On this lot, a new church was constructed. Bishop Guy Chabrat of Louisville, Kentucky laid the cornerstone on April 14, 1842. The church was dedicated by the same bishop on October 10, 1842. The new church was brick and measured 100 x 50 feet. Transepts were added to the structure in 1851.
On March 10, 1986, a tornado swept through Covington damaging the cupola of Mother of God Church. The congregation quickly rallied to rebuild the structure. While the structure was being repaired, a second tragedy occurred. Workers using welding torches accidentally set the building on fire. The building was accurately restored to its 1890 appearance. The cost of the restoration exceeded one million dollars.
External links
* [http://mother-of-god.org/ Mother of God Church]
* [http://our.homewithgod.com/mog/index2.html Church at night]
* [http://www.kenton.lib.ky.us/genealogy/history/covington/article.cfm?ID=178 Church History]
* [http://artscouncil.ky.gov/sos/stpeter.html sculpture of St. Peter]
* [http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2001/02/11/loc_church_has.html Church has renaissance]
Wikimedia Foundation.
2010.
Look at other dictionaries:
Mother of God Roman Catholic Church — Mutter Gottes Historic District U.S. National Register of Historic Places U.S. Historic district … Wikipedia
Roman Catholic Church — The Roman Catholic Church, officially known as the Catholic Church, [] ] Norman, p. 12] Pope Benedict XVI summarized this mission as a threefold responsibility to proclaim the word of God, celebrate the sacraments, and exercise the ministry of… … Wikipedia
Roman Catholic Church and colonialism — During the Age of Discovery, the Roman Catholic Church inaugurated a major effort to spread Christianity in the New World and to convert the Native Americans and other indigenous people. The missionary effort was a major part of, and a partial… … Wikipedia
History of the Roman Catholic Church — The History of the Catholic Church from apostolic times covers a period of nearly 2,000 years, [August Franzen, Kleine Kirchengeschichte Neubearbeitung, Herder,Freiburg,1988, p.11] making it the world s oldest and largest institution. It dates… … Wikipedia
Criticism of the Roman Catholic Church — subsumes critical observations made about the current or historical Roman Catholic Church, in its actions, teachings, omissions, structure, or nature; theological disagreements would be covered on a denominational basis. Criticisms may regard the … Wikipedia
Timeline of the Roman Catholic Church — As one the oldest branches of Christianity, with Eastern Orthodoxy, [The Eastern Orthodox and some other churches are also apostolic in origin i.e., they also date their origins back to the founding of the Christian Church at the time of the… … Wikipedia
Evo Morales and the Roman Catholic Church — The socialist administration of Bolivian President Evo Morales has not always had a good relationship with the Bolivian hierarchy of the Roman Catholic Church. This has become a problem for Morales as polls taken in the early 2000s indicate that… … Wikipedia
Evolution and the Roman Catholic Church — The position of the Catholic Church on the theory of evolution has moved over the last two centuries from a large period of no official mention, to a statement of neutrality in the 1950s, to a more explicit acceptance in recent years. Today, the… … Wikipedia
Roman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix — Diocese of Phoenix Dioecesis Phoenicensis St. Mary s Basilica, Phoenix Location … Wikipedia
Mother of God Community — is a Catholic and ecumenical charismatic community located in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area of the United States. The Community office and grounds is located in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Under the Canon Law of the Catholic Church, the… … Wikipedia
