Holy Rosary Church (Manton, Kentucky)

Last updated

Holy Rosary Church
Holy Rosary Church.jpg
Holy Rosary Church, 2012
USA Kentucky location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Usa edcp location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Nearest city Springfield, Kentucky
Coordinates 37°42′47″N85°23′15″W / 37.71306°N 85.38750°W / 37.71306; -85.38750
Area0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built1844
MPS Washington County MRA
NRHP reference No. 88003409 [1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 10, 1989

Holy Rosary Church was a parish erected in 1844 in the small community of Manton (also known as Blincoe) in Washington County, Kentucky, United States. [2] The church was built under the direction of the Dominicans.

Contents

Parish and worship space origination

The cornerstone for Holy Rosary Church, a Roman Catholic church in Manton was laid November 2, 1844. [3] The original church is not the one that is on this site. A few years later, in 1848, a new church was built. This, the present building, was blessed on November 19, 1848. The building was built of brick with an overall size of 20 x 60 feet.

Pastors

One of the first pastors was Rev. Julian Timoleum Pieters. [4] Records also show Fr. Edward Lynch was an early pastor, who was stationed at Holy Cross between 1866 and 1883. The current parish administrator is Fr. Matthew Hardesty. The new and current pastor is, Fr. Michael Martin.

The parish today

In 1883, a church was built at nearby Fredericktown (also known as 'the Burg'). The parish is a mission church to one at Fredericktown, Kentucky. The parish is within the Diocese of Louisville. There are about 200 parishioners.

This historic building is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

Related Research Articles

Manton is an unincorporated community in the central part of the U.S. state of Kentucky, located on the western edge of Washington County near the intersection of Marion, Nelson, and Washington counties. It was founded at least before 1844, when Holy Rosary Church was founded. The cornerstone for the present church was laid November 2, 1844. Holy Rosary, a mission church, is a brick building on Hardin's Creek close to the Beech Fork River. Rev. Victor Francis O'Daniel O.P.M. mentions in his book "A Light Of The Church In Kentucky" on page 140 that a station "... was possibly that of Wilfred Fields, where now stands Holy Rosary Church, Manton ".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Old St. Mary's Church (Cincinnati, Ohio)</span> Historic site in Hamilton County, Ohio, US

Old St. Mary's Church is a Roman Catholic church in Cincinnati's historic Over-The-Rhine neighborhood. It is the oldest continually-used house of worship in Cincinnati.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Our Lady of the Assumption (Windsor, Ontario)</span> Church

Our Lady of the Assumption, currently located at 350 Huron Church Road in Windsor, Ontario, is a Roman Catholic church and is the oldest continuous parish in Canada, west of Montreal.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">St. Cecilia Church and Convent (New York City)</span> Historic church in New York, United States

St. Cecilia Church is a Roman Catholic parish church in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York and a historic landmark located at 120 East 106th Street between Park Avenue and Lexington Avenue, Manhattan, New York City, New York. The parish was established in 1873. It was staffed by the Redemptorist Fathers from 1939 to 2007. The church was designated a New York City landmark in 1976. The church and convent were listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1984.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">St. Mary's Church and Rectory (Iowa City, Iowa)</span> United States historic place

St. Mary's Catholic Church, also known as St. Mary of the Visitation Church, is a parish church of the Diocese of Davenport which is located in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. The church building and rectory were listed together on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. They were both included as contributing properties in the Jefferson Street Historic District in 2004. The parish's first rectory, which is now a private home, is also listed on the National Register as St. Mary's Rectory. It is located a few blocks to the east of the present church location at 610 E. Jefferson St.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">St. Mary's Catholic Church (Davenport, Iowa)</span> Church in Iowa, USA

St. Mary's Catholic Church was a parish of the Diocese of Davenport. The church building is located in the west end of Davenport, Iowa, United States, at the corner of Fillmore and W. 6th Streets. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church Complex. The designation includes the church building and rectory on the west side of Fillmore Street, and the former parochial school building and convent on the east side. A former school building operated by the parish two blocks north on West Eighth Street is also on the National Register and is listed as St. Mary's Academy. The parish ceased operations in July 2020 when it was merged into St. Anthony's Church downtown. The parish campus is being acquired by the nonprofit organization Humility Homes & Services, which is operated by the Congregation of the Humility of Mary.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">St. Joseph's Catholic Church (Davenport, Iowa)</span> United States historic place

St. Joseph Catholic Church is a former Catholic parish in the Diocese of Davenport. Its former parish church is located in the west end of Davenport, Iowa, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. The church and the rectory were listed together on the Davenport Register of Historic Properties in 1999. After serving as the location of a Reformed Baptist congregation and a private elementary school named Marquette Academy, the parish property now houses a fundamentalist Christian ministry named One Eighty.

Holy Rosary Church or Holy Rosary Catholic Church may refer to:

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Holy Rosary Catholic Church (St. Marys, Ohio)</span> Church in Ohio, United States

Holy Rosary Catholic Church is a Roman Catholic parish on the east side of St. Marys, Ohio, United States. Established in 1852, the church has been recognized for its historic 1860s church building, which was demolished amid a period of growth in the 1970s and replaced with a modernist structure.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">St. Stephen's Catholic Church (Cleveland, Ohio)</span> Historic church in Ohio, United States

St. Stephen Church is a Roman Catholic church located in the Detroit-Shoreway neighborhood on the west side of Cleveland, Ohio. The gothic style building was designed by architects Cudell & Richardson. The current church was built in 1875 and was added into the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Saints Peter and Paul Roman Catholic Church Historic District</span> Historic district in Iowa, United States

Saints Peter and Paul Roman Catholic Church is a former parish church of the Diocese of Davenport. The church is located southeast of Harper, Iowa, United States, in Clear Creek Township, Keokuk County. The church building was individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. The parish property was listed as a historic district in 2021. The parish was known in the Davenport Diocese as Saints Peter and Paul, Clear Creek.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">St. Nicholas Catholic Church (Zanesville, Ohio)</span> Historic church in Ohio, United States

St. Nicholas Catholic Church is an historic church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Columbus located in Zanesville, Ohio. The parish was founded in 1836 to serve the German Catholics of the area. The current Romanesque Revival church was dedicated in 1899 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Corpus Christi Catholic Church (Fort Dodge, Iowa)</span> United States historic place

Corpus Christi Catholic Church is a parish of the Diocese of Sioux City. The church is located in Fort Dodge, Iowa, United States and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">St. Paul Church (New York City)</span>

The Church of St. Paul is a Roman Catholic parish church in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, located in the East Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. The sixth parish established in New York City, it was designated a New York City Landmark on June 28, 2016.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church (Sandusky, Ohio)</span> Historic church in Ohio, United States

Saints Peter and Paul Italian Catholic Church and Rectory is a historic church building on Columbus Avenue at East Jefferson Street in Sandusky, Ohio. It is home to a parish of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Toledo. The current Pastor of Sts. Peter & Paul is Fr. Monte Hoyles. The Associate Pastor's are Fr. Zach Brown and Fr. Jacob George. Sts. Peter & Paul has three Deacons; Deacon Phil Dinovo, Deacon Jeff Claar, and Deacon Bill Burch.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Holy Cross Church (Columbus, Ohio)</span> Historic church in Ohio, United States

Holy Cross Church is a historic church and home to an active parish in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Columbus located in the Discovery District neighborhood of Columbus, Ohio. The Gothic Revival building was completed in 1848 and is the oldest church in Columbus. The church, along with the school and rectory also on the property, was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. The parish was suppressed and its territory absorbed by St. Joseph Cathedral in 2023, but remains open for public Masses.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Saint Joseph's Catholic Church (Somerset, Ohio)</span> Historic church in Ohio, United States

Saint Joseph's Catholic Church is a historic church in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Columbus, located in Somerset, Ohio. It is one of the oldest Catholic church buildings in Ohio and home to Ohio's oldest Catholic parish which has been served by priests of the Dominican order since its foundation. Built in 1843, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">St. Boniface Church (Clinton, Iowa)</span> United States historic place

St. Boniface Church is a former parish church of the Diocese of Davenport. The church was founded in the town of Lyons, which is now the north side of Clinton, Iowa, United States. The church building is now a museum named The Catholic Historical Center at St. Boniface, with exhibits about the history of the Clinton area Catholic community, and an archive of local Catholic church artifacts and records. The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Parish (Rochester, New Hampshire)</span> Church in NH, United States

Our Lady of the Holy Rosary is a Catholic church in Rochester, New Hampshire, United States. It is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Manchester. The church is located at 189 North Main Street in Rochester.

Sacred Heart Catholic Church was a parish church in the Diocese of Sioux City. The church building is located in Fort Dodge, Iowa, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2022.

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Washington County, Annette C. DuPont-Ewing, Arcadia Publishing
  3. Washington County, Kentucky Bicentennial History 1792-1992Turner Publishing Company, 1991. ISBN   1-56311-014-8
  4. A History of Kentucky and Kentuckians: The Leaders and Representative Men, E. Polk Johnson, The Lewis Publishing Company, Chicago-New York, 1912