Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption (Covington, Kentucky)







































St. Mary's Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption
U.S. National Register of Historic Places


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St. Mary's Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption in Covington, KY




Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption (Covington, Kentucky) is located in Kentucky
Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption (Covington, Kentucky)



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Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption (Covington, Kentucky) is located in the US
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Location 1130 Madison Avenue
Covington, Kentucky
Coordinates
39°4′42″N 84°30′29″W / 39.07833°N 84.50806°W / 39.07833; -84.50806Coordinates: 39°4′42″N 84°30′29″W / 39.07833°N 84.50806°W / 39.07833; -84.50806
Area 10 acres (4.0 ha)
Architect Davis, David
Architectural style Late Gothic Revival, Other, French Gothic
NRHP reference #
73000812
[1]
Added to NRHP July 20, 1973



St. Mary's Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption interior in 2006


The Roman Catholic St. Mary's Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption in Covington, Kentucky, is a minor basilica in the United States. Construction of the cathedral began under the Diocese of Covington's third bishop, Camillus Paul Maes, in 1895 to replace an 1834 frame church that was inadequate for the growing congregation. Pope Pius XII elevated the cathedral to the rank of minor basilica December 8, 1953.




Contents






  • 1 Description


  • 2 See also


  • 3 References


  • 4 External links





Description


The sanctuary was designed by Detroit architect Leon Coquard and is inspired by the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. Services were first held in 1901 with the Madison Avenue façade, designed by local architect David Davis, added between 1908 and 1910. The structure is constructed of Bedford stone and the roofs are covered with red ludovici tile. It measures 194 ft × 144 ft (59 m × 44 m) and the nave reaches a height of 81 ft (25 m). The cathedral project terminated in 1915, though it remains incomplete to this day with the planned 52 ft (16 m) towers unbuilt.[2]


The restoration of the Cathedral earned a 2002 Preservation Award from the Cincinnati Preservation Association.[3] For the interior restoration, Conrad Schmitt Studios cleaned the stone ribs, tracery and walls. Studio artists also restored plaster and select faux stone painting.


The interior was modeled after St. Denis in France. It contains murals by Covington native Frank Duveneck with the high altar carved from Carrara marble with floors of Rosata and Breche marble.[2] The north transept is said to contain the world's largest handmade church stained glass window, at 67 ft × 24 ft (20.4 m × 7.3 m).[4] It depicts the Ecumenical Council of Ephesus in 431 AD that proclaimed Mary as the Mother of God.


The cathedral houses three pipe organs. The south transept gallery holds the pipe organ designed and built in 1933 for the cathedral by Henry Willis III during his tenure at the Wicks Organ Company of Highland, Illinois. Originally a three-manual console with 43 ranks of pipes, Aultz-Kersting Organ renovated and enlarged this instrument in 1982 to four-manuals with 65 ranks.


The west gallery, below the rose window, is occupied by the two-manual organ originally built for St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church in Covington, Kentucky, in 1858 by Mathais Schwab of Cincinnati, Ohio. When the St. Joseph building was razed in 1970, the Schwab organ was moved to St Mary's. The Schwab organ was altered to fit the new location, but retains most of its original components, including its mechanical key and stop actions, ivory keyboards and faux-grained casework. It contains 21 ranks. In 2002, the cathedral purchased a one-manual, 20-rank portable organ for use in various parts of the sanctuary.[5]






  • At the Cathedral's architectural center point stands the High Altar. Its Verde marble surface suggests ancient sacrificial stones.







  • View of the window, said to be the world's largest handmade stained glass window in a church.







  • View facing Southeast - In this image the North Transept is to the left and the West Facade is shown on the right.






See also



  • List of Catholic cathedrals in the United States

  • List of cathedrals in the United States



References





  1. ^ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ ab "Nomination Form: Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption". National Park Service. 20 July 1073. Retrieved 2013-11-14.


  3. ^ "Association honors area preservationists". The Cincinnati Enquirer. enquirer.com. 23 November 2002. Retrieved 2013-11-14.


  4. ^ Day, Teresa (30 January 2005). Fun With the Family Kentucky: Hundreds of Ideas for Day Trips with the Kids. Globe Pequot. p. 60. ISBN 0-7627-3490-6. Retrieved 2013-11-14.


  5. ^ "The Cathedral Organs". Covington Cathedral Concert Series Online. Retrieved 2013-11-14.




External links



  • Official Cathedral Site

  • Roman Catholic Diocese of Covington Official Site

  • Interactive panoramas of the Basilica

  • Schwab organ

  • Wicks organ









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