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St. Paul Church (Over the Rhine)
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The St. Paul Church was a Roman Catholic Church located in the St. Paul Church Historic District
at the SE corner of East 12th and Spring Streets, in Cincinnati, Ohio
.
The congregation was first organized in the winter of 1847-48. The original church was dedicated: January 20, 1850. St Paul's was organized to take care of the members of the Old St. Mary's Church
, who lived east of Clay Street. It was a German
speaking parish
. The Parish owes its founding to Father Joseph Ferneding.
This brick Romanesque
structure has broad Doric
pilasters set in its corners and between its tall, round arched windows. It has a Renaissance tower capped with a Pope's Mitre cupola
roof and gilded cross. The three arched doorways face Spring Street.
A fire in 1899 destroyed all but the church walls and stained glass
windows. The large stained glass windows were made in Germany
. Reconstruction began at once, and on October 7, 1900, the new St. Paul's was dedicated. Light fills the interior and the proscenium is supported by twelve Corinthian columns.
The church was deconsecrated in 1974 and was named to the National Register of Historic Places
that same year. In 1981, The Verdin Company, a bell
and clock
company, purchased the church, convent
, schools, and rectory
. The buildings were restored and the church was transformed into a bell and clock museum/showroom. The other buildings were transformed into art galleries.
The records for this parish are located at Old St. Mary's Church
.
St. Paul Church Historic District
The St. Paul Church Historic District is located in Cincinnati, Ohio. The district was first listed in 1974 on the National Register of Historic Places which includes the area around 12th and Pendleton Streets. At the center is the historic St. Paul's Roman Catholic Church built in 1850. In 1981...
at the SE corner of East 12th and Spring Streets, in Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio. Cincinnati is the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located to north of the Ohio River at the Ohio-Kentucky border, near Indiana. The population within city limits is 296,943 according to the 2010 census, making it Ohio's...
.
The congregation was first organized in the winter of 1847-48. The original church was dedicated: January 20, 1850. St Paul's was organized to take care of the members of the Old St. Mary's Church
Old St. Mary's Church
Old St. Mary's Church is a parish church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cincinnati in the United States. It is located at 123 E. Thirteenth Street in the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio. This Roman Catholic parish was organized in 1840 by German immigrants...
, who lived east of Clay Street. It was a German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
speaking parish
Parish
A parish is a territorial unit historically under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of one parish priest, who might be assisted in his pastoral duties by a curate or curates - also priests but not the parish priest - from a more or less central parish church with its associated organization...
. The Parish owes its founding to Father Joseph Ferneding.
This brick Romanesque
Romanesque architecture
Romanesque architecture is an architectural style of Medieval Europe characterised by semi-circular arches. There is no consensus for the beginning date of the Romanesque architecture, with proposals ranging from the 6th to the 10th century. It developed in the 12th century into the Gothic style,...
structure has broad Doric
Doric order
The Doric order was one of the three orders or organizational systems of ancient Greek or classical architecture; the other two canonical orders were the Ionic and the Corinthian.-History:...
pilasters set in its corners and between its tall, round arched windows. It has a Renaissance tower capped with a Pope's Mitre cupola
Cupola
In architecture, a cupola is a small, most-often dome-like, structure on top of a building. Often used to provide a lookout or to admit light and air, it usually crowns a larger roof or dome....
roof and gilded cross. The three arched doorways face Spring Street.
A fire in 1899 destroyed all but the church walls and stained glass
Stained glass
The term stained glass can refer to coloured glass as a material or to works produced from it. Throughout its thousand-year history, the term has been applied almost exclusively to the windows of churches and other significant buildings...
windows. The large stained glass windows were made in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. Reconstruction began at once, and on October 7, 1900, the new St. Paul's was dedicated. Light fills the interior and the proscenium is supported by twelve Corinthian columns.
The church was deconsecrated in 1974 and was named to the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
that same year. In 1981, The Verdin Company, a bell
Church bell
A church bell is a bell which is rung in a church either to signify the hour or the time for worshippers to go to church, perhaps to attend a wedding, funeral, or other service...
and clock
Clock
A clock is an instrument used to indicate, keep, and co-ordinate time. The word clock is derived ultimately from the Celtic words clagan and clocca meaning "bell". A silent instrument missing such a mechanism has traditionally been known as a timepiece...
company, purchased the church, convent
Convent
A convent is either a community of priests, religious brothers, religious sisters, or nuns, or the building used by the community, particularly in the Roman Catholic Church and in the Anglican Communion...
, schools, and rectory
Rectory
A rectory is the residence, or former residence, of a rector, most often a Christian cleric, but in some cases an academic rector or other person with that title...
. The buildings were restored and the church was transformed into a bell and clock museum/showroom. The other buildings were transformed into art galleries.
The records for this parish are located at Old St. Mary's Church
Old St. Mary's Church
Old St. Mary's Church is a parish church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cincinnati in the United States. It is located at 123 E. Thirteenth Street in the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio. This Roman Catholic parish was organized in 1840 by German immigrants...
.
External links
- Parish Profiles Cincinnati
- St. PAUL CHURCH TARSUS MERSIN TURKEY
- St. Paul's Church and School, circa 1910
- Interior St. Paul's, Cincinnati
- Rev. Albin Bernard Overmann, Assistant Rector, St. Paul's Church, From the Souvenir Album of American cities: Catholic Churches of Cincinnati, circa 1896
- Rev. Augustine C. Fortmann, Assistant Rector, St. Paul's Church, From the Souvenir Album of American cities: Catholic Churches of Cincinnati, circa 1896
