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The church of St Thomas, the Apostle and Howard-Flaget House is a historic Roman Catholic church and home located at Bardstown, Nelson County, Kentucky. The church is a brick, cross-shaped plan with a round apse. It was designed by Baltimore architect Maximilian Godefroy and built 1813–1816. It closely resembles Godefroy's earlier St. Mary's ...
The Saint Francis of Assisi Complex in Louisville, Kentucky is a historic church at 1960 Bardstown Road. It was built in 1926-28 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. [1] It includes the St. Francis of Assisi School and a rectory, both designed by Fred T. Erhart (1870–1951).
The first Catholic church west of the Appalachian Mountains, Holy Cross, was constructed at Pottinger Creek in 1792. [4] In 1792, the Commonwealth of Kentucky was admitted to the union. [ 5 ] In 1793, Stephen T. Badin estimated that 300 Catholic families were living in Kentucky, clustered in six settlements around Bardstown.
In the United States, there are more than 20,000 Catholic buildings [citation needed].Among these numerous Catholic churches and cathedrals are notable. Notable ones include any that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places [1] or on state and local historic registers.
The first Catholic immigrants to the Kentucky area came from Maryland in 1785. By 1796, approximately 300 Catholic families were living in the new state of Kentucky. [ 1 ] Among the early missionaries was Stephen Badin , who set out on foot for Kentucky on in 1793, sent by Bishop John Carroll of the Diocese of Baltimore .
The first Catholic immigrants to the Kentucky area came from Maryland in 1785. By 1796, approximately 300 Catholic families were living in the new state of Kentucky. [ 3 ] Among the early missionaries was Stephen Badin who set out on foot for Kentucky on in 1793, sent by Bishop John Carroll of the Diocese of Baltimore .
St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church (Paducah, Kentucky) Saint Francis of Assisi Complex; St. George's Roman Catholic Church (Louisville) St. James Catholic Church (Louisville, Kentucky) Saint James' Episcopal Church (Pewee Valley, Kentucky) St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church (Wilder, Kentucky) St. John's Methodist Church (Shelbyville ...
Sacred Heart Church (Bellevue, Kentucky) St. Aloysius Church (Pewee Valley, Kentucky) St. Augustine Catholic Church (Grayson Springs, Kentucky) St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church (Paducah, Kentucky) St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church (Wilder, Kentucky) St. Joseph Catholic Church (Camp Springs, Kentucky)