Cathedral of Saint Francis Xavier in Green Bay
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The Cathedral of St. Francis Xavier is the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Green Bay
in Green Bay, Wisconsin
, United States
. The Cathedral was named in honor of Francis Xavier
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The cathedral was planned and erected between 1876 and 1881 under the bishopric of Francis Xavier Krautbauer
. It is leaned on the pattern of the church Ludwigskirche (Munich)
. Krautbauer ordered a monumental crucifixion painted by Johann Schmitt, a German painter of the Nazarene movement
.
Roman Catholic Diocese of Green Bay
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Green Bay was established on March 3, 1868 by Pope Pius IX. It covers the city of Green Bay as well as Brown, Calumet, Door, Florence, Forest, Kewaunee, Langlade, Manitowoc, Marinette, Menominee, Oconto, Outagamie, Shawano, Waupaca, Waushara, and Winnebago counties,...
in Green Bay, Wisconsin
Green Bay, Wisconsin
Green Bay is a city in and the county seat of Brown County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, located at the head of Green Bay, a sub-basin of Lake Michigan, at the mouth of the Fox River. It has an elevation of above sea level and is located north of Milwaukee. As of the 2010 United States Census,...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The Cathedral was named in honor of Francis Xavier
Francis Xavier
Francis Xavier, born Francisco de Jasso y Azpilicueta was a pioneering Roman Catholic missionary born in the Kingdom of Navarre and co-founder of the Society of Jesus. He was a student of Saint Ignatius of Loyola and one of the first seven Jesuits, dedicated at Montmartre in 1534...
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The cathedral was planned and erected between 1876 and 1881 under the bishopric of Francis Xavier Krautbauer
Francis Xavier Krautbauer
Francis Xavier Krautbauer was the second Roman Catholic bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Green Bay, in Green Bay, Wisconsin....
. It is leaned on the pattern of the church Ludwigskirche (Munich)
Ludwigskirche (Munich)
The Catholic Parish and University Church St. Louis, called Ludwigskirche, in Munich is a monumental church in neo-romanesque style with the second-largest altar fresco of the world...
. Krautbauer ordered a monumental crucifixion painted by Johann Schmitt, a German painter of the Nazarene movement
Nazarene movement
The name Nazarene was adopted by a group of early 19th century German Romantic painters who aimed to revive honesty and spirituality in Christian art...
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