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One of the seven Roman Catholic basilicas in Ohio, it is one of some 93 basilicas in the United States. It is the site of an annual pilgrimage of Roman Catholics (primarily from the Middle East) to mark the Feast of the Assumption of Mary, celebrated 15 August of every year. The basilica is designated as a shrine to Our Lady of Consolation.
The interior of the basilica. St. Peter in Chains' striking single spire, made of pure white limestone, rises 224 feet (68 m) [5] above street level, which made the church the tallest man-made structure in the city for many decades.
St. Peter's was the first Roman Catholic church built in Norwalk. Prior to its construction, the people of Norwalk attended mass at St. Alphonsus, established about 1828, in neighboring Peru. [1] Construction of the church building began in 1840. The church was enlarged in 1842, and finally completed in 1844.
In 1872, St. Nicholas birthed St. Edward mission church in Carey, Ohio, which would become the Basilica and National Shrine of Our Lady of Consolation.St. Nicholas became famous as the site from which a "miraculous" May 25, 1875 pilgrimage began, led by Rev. Joseph Gloden, with an image of Our Lady of Consolation that was brought from Luxembourg to be placed in what would become the Basilica ...
St. Elizabeth of Hungary Shrine is a historic Roman Catholic shrine in the Buckeye Road neighborhood on the east side of Cleveland, Ohio, United States.The earliest ethnic parish established for Hungarians in the United States, its present building was constructed in the early twentieth century, and it has been named a historic site.
Built in 1846, the shrine was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. The Heritage Museum on the second floor of the convent showcases life during the early years of the community. [4] Even today southern Mercer County is predominantly Catholic, a reflection of 19th-century immigration patterns. [5]
Holy Name Parish was founded in 1885. The current structure was completed in 1890 and rebuilt from 1953 to 1957. [1] It became a cathedral when the Diocese of Steubenville was established in 1945.
The building was designed by American architect James Renwick Jr. (1818–1895). Construction was completed in 1871, and the church was dedicated in 1872. [2]Saint John the Baptist was elevated to a minor basilica on June 19, 2012. [3]