St. Augustine's Catholic Church (Minster, Ohio)
United States historic place
St. Augustine's Catholic Church is a historic Gothic Revival -style Roman Catholic church building located on North Hanover Street in Minster , Ohio , United States .[ 1] Land of the Cross-Tipped Churches ," the church was built in 1848. In 1874, the building was modified with the construction of twin Gothic spires designed by Anton Goehr.
Beginning in the middle of the nineteenth century, St. Augustine was one of the three mother churches for the Society of the Precious Blood that served the Catholics of the region; it kept this position until the end of the century, and it is the only one of the three yet remaining. While many other churches in the region were built in the middle of the nineteenth century, few remain today, and only St. Augustine and St. John's to the northeast are yet used as parish churches.[ 2]
On July 26, 1979, the building was added to the National Register of Historic Places as part of the "Cross-Tipped Churches of Ohio" multiple property submission .[ 1] St. Joseph's Church in nearby Egypt constitute the Minster Cluster of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati .
Interior
Stained glass window of St. Augustine The church interior is adorned with stained windows depicting Christ and saints .
Subjects of the pictorial windows Ceiling fresco of the Resurrection of Jesus The church ceiling is decorated with frescos depicting the life of Christ and a scene in Heaven .
Subjects of the ceiling frescos
References
External links
Saint Augustine Catholic Church (Minster, Ohio) at Wikimedia Commons
Cathedral Parishes
Other
Immaculate Conception Church, Botkins St. Aloysius Church, Carthagena Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church, Cassella Immaculate Conception Church, Celina Precious Blood Church, Chickasaw Our Lady of Victory Church, Delhi Township St. Joseph's Church, Egypt Holy Family Church, Frenchtown St. John's Church, Fryburg St. Patrick's Church, Glynwood St. John the Baptist Church, Maria Stein Sacred Heart Church, McCartyville St. Michael's Church, Mechanicsburg St. Augustine's Church, Minster St. Louis Church, North Star St. Nicholas Church, Osgood St. Anthony's Church, Padua St. Remy's Church, Russia St. Henry's Church, St. Henry Holy Rosary Church, St. Marys St. Rose's Church, St. Rose St. Sebastian's Church, Sebastian St. Joseph's Church, Wapakoneta Former parishes Shrine
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Cincinnati
DePaul Cristo Rey High School Elder High School La Salle High School Mercy McAuley High School Archbishop McNicholas High School Purcell Marian High School Seton High School St. Ursula Academy St. Xavier High School Summit Country Day School Ursuline Academy Dayton
Carroll High School Chaminade Julienne High School Other
Archbishop Alter High School, Kettering Father Stephen T. Badin High School, Hamilton Catholic Central School, Springfield Bishop Fenwick High School, Franklin Lehman Catholic High School, Sidney Moeller High School, Kenwood Mount Notre Dame High School, Reading Royalmont Academy, Mason Roger Bacon High School, St. Bernard St. Rita School for the Deaf, Evendale
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