St. Francis Xavier Church (Cincinnati, Ohio)

For other uses, see St. Francis Xavier (disambiguation).

St. Francis Xavier Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Front and side of the church

Location	607 Sycamore St., Cincinnati, Ohio
Coordinates	39°6′12″N 84°30′33″W / 39.10333°N 84.50917°W / 39.10333; -84.50917Coordinates: 39°6′12″N 84°30′33″W / 39.10333°N 84.50917°W / 39.10333; -84.50917
Area	5 acres (2.0 ha)
Built	1860
Architect	Lewis Pickett; Charles C. Svendsen
Architectural style	Gothic Revival
NRHP Reference #	80003087^[1]
Added to NRHP	July 18, 1980

St. Francis Xavier Church is located at 607 Sycamore Street, Cincinnati, Ohio. This was the location of the first diocesan cathedral and the center of early Roman Catholic life in Cincinnati. It was dedicated to St. Peter on December 17, 1826. "Christ Church" (founded 1819), the city's first Catholic church was located at Vine and Liberty streets. Its frame building was moved on wheels to Sycamore Street in 1826 to serve as the first seminary. Saint Francis Seraph Church now is on the former site, on land purchased from James Findlay.

St. Francis Xavier has existed as its own parish since 1845 when the cathedral was moved to Saint Peter In Chains Cathedral at Eight & Plum Streets. The parish has been under the direction of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) since 1840. The present brick edifice with stone facing and ornate clock tower was built in 1860.

Xavier University and St. Xavier High School were founded next to the St. Xavier Church.

Today the church serves the downtown community.

Gallery

St. Francis Xavier Church
Organ
Side chapel of the Blessed Sacrament
Wooden carving of the Pietà and image of Our Lady of Guadalupe
St. Xavier Church, High School, and College in 1831

References

Cincinnati, a Guide to the Queen City and Its Neighbors, American Guide Series, The Weisen-Hart Press, May 1943, page 192
Saint Xavier Parish Profile

↑ Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to St. Xavier Church, Cincinnati.

Churches in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati

Cathedral	Saint Peter in Chains Cathedral

Parishes	Cincinnati Church of the Annunciation Immaculata Church Old St. Mary's Church St. Francis De Sales Church Saint Francis Seraph Church St. Francis Xavier Church St. Lawrence Church St. Pius X Church St. Rose Church Dayton Holy Cross Church Sacred Heart Church St. Adalbert Church St. Mary's Church Springfield St. Joseph's Church St. Raphael's Church 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 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	All Saints Church, Cincinnati Holy Trinity Church, Cincinnati St. Augustine Church, Cincinnati St. George's Church, Cincinnati St. Michael the Archangel Church, Cincinnati St. Paul Church, Cincinnati St. Philomena's Church, Cincinnati St. Patrick's Church, St. Patrick

Shrine	Shrine of the Holy Relics

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Wednesday, June 17, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.

St. Francis Xavier Church (Cincinnati, Ohio)

Gallery

See also

References

External links