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Basilica of St. Joseph Proto-Cathedral , the first Roman Catholic cathedral west of the Appalachian Mountains Belle of Louisville , the oldest Mississippi -style steamboat in operation on the inland waterways of the U.S. (built 1914–1915 in Pittsburgh for service in Memphis as the Idlewild , renamed Avalon in 1948, purchased by Jefferson ...
In 1985, the establishment of the Cathedral Heritage Foundation (now known as the Center for Interfaith Relations [3]) began a push for renovation of existing facilities, expansion of the cathedral complex, and revitalization of the cathedral's mission to the broader community as a spiritual center in Louisville. Together, the cathedral parish ...
This is the 23rd anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. Here are four events taking place around Louisville where you can honor and remember the fallen.
St. Martin of Tours Catholic Church is a Roman Catholic parish church in Louisville, Kentucky. It is the fourth parish in the city and one of the oldest in the Archdiocese of Louisville. [citation needed] Founded as a church for German immigrants on the east side of Louisville in 1853, the church building was completed and dedicated on August ...
The Basilica of Saint Joseph Proto-Cathedral is a Catholic parish church at 310 West Stephen Foster Avenue in Bardstown, Kentucky.It is the original cathedral of the present Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Louisville, originally erected as the Diocese of Bardstown — "proto-cathedral" means the original cathedral of a see that has transferred or moved.
In 1841, recognizing the increased population and importance of Louisville, Gregory XVI suppressed the Diocese of Bardstown and erected the Diocese of Louisville in its place. He designated St. Louis Church in Louisville as its new cathedral. [9] Like the Diocese of Bardstown, the new diocese covered the entire state of Kentucky.
The Cathedral of the Assumption in downtown Louisville is the seat of the Archdiocese of Louisville. Our Lady of Gethsemani Abbey, the monastic home of Catholic writer Thomas Merton, is in nearby Bardstown, Kentucky, and also in the archdiocese. Most of Louisville's Roman Catholic population is of German descent, the result of large-scale 19th ...