- St. William Church
St. William Church is located at 4108 W. 8th Street at Sunset Avenue, in the
Price Hill neighborhood ofCincinnati, Ohio . The parish was organized in 1909. The original small wooden church was dedicated on May 22, 1910. The parent parish was St. Lawrence, also in Price Hill. The present St. William Church was dedicated on Sunday October 4, 1931. The parish has approximately 800 members, and the school serves 325 children from pre-school through eighth grade.The Sanctuary
High above the altar is a fresco of Christ on the Throne. Jesus is surrounded by the choir of angels. The fresco, a painting done in still-wet plaster, was damaged once by fire and redone in the late 1940’s.
The Bells
The four bells inside the tower originally hung in St. Michael’s church in lower Price Hill; the largest weighs 2,600 pounds and the smallest 400 pounds. The bell tower rests on solid bedrock.
The Windows
Many of the windows were created by the G. C. Riordan Studio of Covington, Kentucky in 1940.
The Grounds
A Grotto in honor of
Our Lady of Lourdes occupies a prominent spot on the hillside separating the school level from the church grounds. This Grotto was a favorite project of Father Reardon in 1938; statues have been restored or replaced as necessary. A pool was installed in the ‘90’s, with large flat rocks surrounding the water and with appropriate plantings in this area. Rose gardens are on either hillside flanking the Grotto, along with other seasonal plants.Farther on the hill, toward Sunset Avenue, stands the Peace Cross, placed in 1945 in memory of
World War II dead. The large crucifix is of oak and bronze, encased in a pedestal that contains petitions, promises, letters, and mementoes of men and women who served in the war. On the plaque is a list of the twenty who did not return.St. William was a mother church of the St. Teresa of Avila parish also in Price Hill.
External links
* [http://www2.eos.net/dajend/parish4.html Parish Profile]
* [http://www.aquinas-multimedia.com/church/will.html Cincinnati's Treasured Catholic Churches]
* [http://www.saintwilliam.com/index.shtml Pasish Web Site]
* [http://www.cincinnatimemory.org/gsdl/collect/greaterc/archives/HASH01db/53c314fe.dir/ocp000243pccnb.jpgSt. William Church 1911]
* [http://www.cincinnatimemory.org/gsdl/collect/greaterc/archives/HASH016f/b418d753.dir/ocp001077slide.jpgSt. William School]
* [http://www.cincinnatimemory.org/gsdl/collect/greaterc/archives/HASH96df.dir/ato000472ccchc.jpgRev. F. Roth, first pastor]
* [http://www.catholiccincinnati.org/index.php?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=505 St. William Church]
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