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Churches in Omaha, Nebraska (1 C, 13 P) Pages in category "Religious buildings and structures in Omaha, Nebraska" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.
Omaha, Nebraska 41°15′14″N 95°57′22″W / 41.25389°N 95.95611°W / 41.25389; -95.95611 ( St. John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
The first comprehensive preservation ordinance in Nebraska was adopted by the Omaha City Council in 1977. [11] The commission was created after the demolition of the Old Post Office, when the pro-preservation organization Landmarks, Inc. advocated its creation.
There are now two Greek parishes: St. John's Church, the historical anchor of the community, and the Greek Orthodox Church of Greater Omaha, which is also known as GOCGO. [9] Although there are two Greek Orthodox parishes in Omaha, the total number of parishioners is fewer than during the 1960s and 1970s.
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The area comprising modern-day North Omaha is home to a variety of important examples of popular turn-of-the-20th-century architecture, ranging from Thomas Rogers Kimball's Spanish Renaissance Revival-style St. Cecilia Cathedral at 701 N. 40th Street to the Prairie School style of St. John's A.M.E. Church designed by Frederick S. Stott at 2402 N. 22nd Street. [1]
St. Cecilia Cathedral in Omaha, Nebraska; seen from the southeast. On March 16, 2007, a painting of The Virgin Immaculata was reported stolen from St. Cecilia. About 7:30 am, church officials noticed the artwork had been cut from its frame. The painting was an 8 foot by 5 foot image, part of a collection donated to the cathedral in 2002.
St. Cecilia Cathedral, the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Omaha, is notable for the Spanish Renaissance Revival style design employed during the 54 years it took to build it in the city's Gold Coast Historic District. A 1966 documentary about a church in Omaha called A Time for Burning was nominated for an Academy Award.