i.e., not St. Mary's; not Mother of God
i.e., not St. Mary's; not Mother of God
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| The "Old Boys School" of St. Joseph, on 12th near Greenup, built in 1870, torn down in 1929. | Picture is 1934. The church was first put into use in August, 1859. | unknown date |
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| This St. Joseph's school
replaced the 1870 school above in 1930. That's an artists drawing on the left; real picture, c. 1934, is on the right. |
Montage of older St. Joseph's Buildings (1859 and 1878 are same buildings, but after re-modeling) | |
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| Ruins of St. Joseph's Church in
Covington Damage from Tornado of July 7, 1915 |
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| Early View, 1890 | Interior, c. 1883 | St. Patrick's School |
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| Church in 1947 | Interior in 1947 | Class of 1947 |
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| Rectory | 1937 Flood | Convent |
| These images of St Patrick's are from 1947, unless otherwise indicated | ||
Map locating St. Patricks
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| St Johns 100th Anniversary, 1955 | St. Johns, 1941 |
| The Rev. Leo G. Kampsen's history of old St. John's is here. (pdf) |
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St. Benedict's Dedication, 1902
St. Benedict Church, 17th Street,
Covington, 1985
This church was designed by Samuel
Hannaford
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| These are all the same building, but the pointed, Gothic spire of the original design was replaced in 1911-12 by the Italian Renaissance bell tower, complete with clock. See Dr. Paul Tenkotte's A Heritage of Art and Faith: Downtown Covington Churches for more details. | ||
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| St. Aloysius Church, 716 Bakewell, Covington | |
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| Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes at St. Aloysius | |
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| St. Aloysius Burns, May 16, 1985 |
St. Aloysius priest blesses a Chevy, c. 1953 (a not uncommon practice in early days) |
map locating St. Aloysius
Monte Casino, near Covington
World's Smallest Church
Built in 1879 by the Benedictine Monks, and now on the Thomas More campus
Garden of Hope
left, Carpenter Shop; right,
Chapel
The Garden of Hope,
Covington
Found and Built by Morris H. Coers,
and patterned after a Spanish Mission
of the 16th Century
| The Reverend Paul Ryan published his History of the Diocese of Covington, Kentucky in 1954 to celebrate the centennial of the diocese. His histories of various Catholic churches from Covington are: | ||
| St. Agnes (Fort Wright) | Church of Our Savior (E. 10th) | |
| St. Ann's (West Covington) | Holy Guardian Angels (Sandfordtown) | |
| St. John's (Lewisburg) | St. Josephs (12th & Greenup) | |
| St. Augustine (19th St) | St. Aloysius (7th & Bakewell) | |
Karl Vercouteren's History of the German Churches of
Covington, both Catholic and Protestant, is
here. (pdf)
Interior of St. Ann, West Covington
Notre Dame Convent, St. Joseph Heights
left, St. Joseph Circle; right,
Wayside Shrine
Notre Dame's web site, with history, is here.
The St. Augustine Baseball Team,
from the July, 1927 issue of the
L&N Magazine
In 1926, the US Census Bureau counted
church denominations
and their members. The Covington results are
here.
