St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church

Last updated

St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church
StCatherineofSienaWakeForest.jpg
St. Catherine's in December 2019
Religion
Affiliation Roman Catholic Church
District Roman Catholic Diocese of Raleigh
Province Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Atlanta
Rite Latin
LeadershipBishop Luis R. Zarama
StatusActive
Location
Location520 W Holding Ave
Municipality Wake Forest
State North Carolina
Architecture
Architect(s) Jim O’Brien
Construction cost$9,000,000
Capacity1,700
Website

St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church is a Roman Catholic church in Wake Forest, North Carolina, a suburb of Raleigh.

History

The first Catholics to settle in Wake Forest were George Bolus and his wife in 1910. Soon after, the Wilkinson family moved to the area from New Orleans, becoming the second Catholic family in the town. Catholics, who soon after settled in the town, had to travel to Raleigh to attend mass. As more Catholics settled in the area, a traveling priest John A. Beshel, the Chaplain of the Nazareth Orphanage, occasionally celebrated mass in the living room of the home of the Bolus family, using a closet as a confessional. [1]

In 1938 St. Peter's Chapel, a Railroad chapel car built by the Catholic Extension Society of Chicago in 1892, was given to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Raleigh to use as a house of worship for Catholics in Wake Forest. The train car, which included a bedroom and kitchen for the priest, an altar, and sixty seats for congregants, was parked at the Seaboard Railroad by Bishop Eugene J. McGuinness, and was used until February 1940. [1]

In the 1930s Bishop McGuinness' cousin, the papal countess Katherine E. Price, visited Wake Forest and was surprised that the college town did not have a Catholic Church. She donated a large amount of money for the construction of a church and rectory. A plot of land was purchased at 701 South Main Street and construction began in 1939. The architect for the original church was Frank Frimmer of Tampa, Florida. The Gothic church was built using granite from the nearby town of Rolesville. The church was dedicated by Bishop McGuinness on February 25, 1940 and named after Catherine of Siena, the patron saint of Price. In 1947 Father Tevlin, the priest at St. Catherine's, built St. Eugene's Church in Wendell as a daughter parish. In 1948 John Hyland succeeded Tevlin as priest of St. Catherine's and St. Eugene's. Hyland, who was the first superior of Bishop Vincent Stanislaus Waters' Missionary Apostolate. He made Wake Forest the headquarters of the Missionary Fathers from a mobile trailer-chapel called Madonna of the Highways, located near St. Catherine's. The trailer was dedicated on May 6, 1948 by the Apostolic Delegate Amleto Giovanni Cicognani at the annual convention of the North Carolina Catholic Laymen Association in Wilmington. [1]

On August 14, 1966 a transport tractor trailer struck a power pole and trees along the front side of the church. A large marble statue of the Sacred Heart of Jesus was knocked into the church, destroying part of the south wall, foundation, and interior of part of the church. On September 4, 1977, the parish rectory caught on fire. On August 27, 1979 lightning struck the church bell tower, severely damaging it. [1]

In May 1987 the pastoral administrative duties were granted to Sister Joanne DiGiovanni of the Sisters of Mercy until a new priest was hired in July of that year. In 1988 the church purchased 18.625 acres of land near West Holding Avenue for $172,212.50 in order to build a larger facility. In 1997, new buildings were built on the plot on West Holding, including a parochial school. In 1999 St. Catherine's founded its second daughter parish, Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Church in Louisburg. [1]

In 2001 St. Catherine's purchased over 20 acres of land west of new property for $800,000, building a new school buildings. In 2009 the church hired the architect Jim O’Brien and Clancy & Theys construction company to build a 33,000 square foot church in the Romanesque style, with seating for 1,700 people. [1] [2] [3] The new church cost $9 million to build. [4]

Related Research Articles

St. Raphaels Cathedral (Dubuque, Iowa) Church in Iowa, United States

St. Raphael's Cathedral is a Catholic cathedral and a parish church in the Archdiocese of Dubuque located in Dubuque, Iowa. The parish is the oldest congregation of any Christian denomination in the state of Iowa. The cathedral church, rectory, former convent, and former parochial school building are a contributing properties in the Cathedral Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places.

Sacred Heart Cathedral (Davenport, Iowa) Church in Iowa, United States

Sacred Heart Cathedral, located in Davenport, Iowa, United States, is a Catholic cathedral and a parish church in the Diocese of Davenport. The cathedral is located on a bluff overlooking the Mississippi River to the east of Downtown Davenport. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Cathedral Complex. This designation includes the church building, rectory, and the former convent, which was torn down in 2012. The cathedral is adjacent to the Cork Hill Historic District, also on the National Register. Its location on Cork Hill, a section of the city settled by Irish immigrants, gives the cathedral its nickname Cork Hill Cathedral.

Cathedral of Saint Patrick (Charlotte, North Carolina) Church in North Carolina , United States

The Cathedral of Saint Patrick is the seat of the Roman Catholic Church in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States of America. It is the mother church of the Diocese of Charlotte and is the seat of its bishop.

St. Joachim Roman Catholic Church was the first Roman Catholic church founded in Northeast Philadelphia.

Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint Catharines

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint Catharines is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Toronto in St. Catharines, Ontario.

St. Catherine of Siena Parish is located in Moscow, Pennsylvania on Church Street near Main Street. It is a parish of the Roman Catholic Church that operates under the Diocese of Scranton. It primarily serves the towns of Moscow, Madisonville, Daleville, and Spring Brook.

Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption (Fall River, Massachusetts) Church in Massachusetts, United States

The Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption, colloquially known as Saint Mary's Cathedral, is a historic church located in Fall River, Massachusetts. It is the cathedral and a parish church in the Diocese of Fall River. Built from 1852 to 1856, the cathedral and adjacent rectory were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983, as St. Mary's Cathedral and Rectory. It is the oldest extant church building in the city of Fall River, and was one of the city's first Catholic parishes. The cathedral is dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary under the title of Our Lady of the Assumption.

St. Catherine of Siena Roman Catholic Church United States historic place

The St. Catherine of Siena Roman Catholic Church is a church located at 4151 Seminole Street in Detroit, Michigan. It is now the St. Augustine and St. Monica Roman Catholic Church. The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.

St. Catherine of Siena Parish School may refer to a number of Catholic schools:

Sacred Heart Catholic Church (Salisbury, North Carolina)

Sacred Heart Catholic Church is a Roman Catholic church on Lumen Christi Lane in Salisbury, North Carolina, United States. The building cost $9.4 million, has 12,083 square feet (1,122.5 m2) and measures 60 by 170 feet (52 m), seating 760, on 107 acres (0.43 km2) of land. The church held a dedication mass on December 19, 2009. Sacred Heart has about 1000 registered families.

Precious Blood Catholic Church (Chickasaw, Ohio) United States historic place

Precious Blood Catholic Church is a Roman Catholic parish in Chickasaw, Ohio, United States. Erected in 1903 and still an active parish, the church historically owned two buildings constructed in its early years that have been designated as historic sites.

St. Michaels Catholic Church (Holbrook, Iowa) United States historic place

St. Michael's Catholic Church is a former parish of the Diocese of Davenport. The church is located in the unincorporated village of Holbrook, east of Parnell, Iowa, United States. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as St. Michael's Church, Cemetery, Rectory, and Ancient Order of Hibernians Hall in 1983.

St. Catherine of Siena is a Roman Catholic parish in Trumbull, Connecticut, part of the Diocese of Bridgeport.

Old St. Ferdinand Shrine United States historic place

Old St. Ferdinand Shrine and Historic Site is located at no. 1 rue St. Francois, Florissant, Missouri, and is owned, preserved, maintained, and protected by the non-profit organization, Friends of Old St. Ferdinand, Inc. The Shrine and Historic Site consists of four historic buildings on their original locations: the 1819 convent, 1821 church, 1840 rectory, and 1888 schoolhouse.

St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church (Indianapolis, Indiana) United States historic place

Saint John the Evangelist Catholic Church is a Roman Catholic parish of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. The parish's origins date to 1837, when it was first named Holy Cross parish. In 1850 it was renamed Saint John the Evangelist parish, and is the oldest Catholic parish in the city and in Marion County, Indiana. Considered the mother of the Catholic parishes in Indianapolis, it played an important role in development of the Catholic Church in the city. Saint John's Church served as the pro-cathedral of the diocese from 1878 until 1906; its rectory served as the bishop's residence and chancery from 1878 until 1892. In 1900 the church served as the site of first episcopal consecration held in Indianapolis.

St Catherine of Siena Church, Birmingham Church in Birmingham, England

St Catherine of Siena Church is a parish of the Roman Catholic Church situated on Bristol Street in Birmingham, in the Archdiocese of Birmingham. Founded in 1874, its parish church was demolished and replaced in 1964. It was run by the Missionary Society of St. Columban from 2005 to 2013.

Holy Redeemer Catholic Parish, Belize City

When the Holy Redeemer Catholic parish was founded in 1852, it was the only parish in Belize and from it missionaries covered the whole country. When other parishes were founded Holy Redeemer remained a parish with its own history but with its leadership connected to the Catholic church in all of Belize under titles of governance that evolved over the years from apostolic prefect to apostolic vicar to bishop. It has remained the hub of the diocese, the bishop's church, as well as a parish in its own right.

Holy Name of Jesus Cathedral (Raleigh, North Carolina) Church in North Carolina, United States

Holy Name of Jesus Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral that is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Raleigh, replacing Sacred Heart Cathedral.

St. Joseph Church, Belman Church in India, India

St. Joseph Church, Belman is a Roman Catholic church and parish is located in Belmannu, Karkala taluk, Udupi district, Karnataka, India. Formerly part of the Diocese of Mangalore, it became part of the Diocese of Udupi after Udupi became a separate diocese on 15 October 2011. The parish is part of the Archdiocese of Bangalore. It observes the Latin rite, with mass celebrated in Konkani.

Katherine E. Price, Countess of the Holy Roman Church was an American philanthropist and patroness of various Catholic institutions. She was ennobled in 1936 by Pope Pius XI, having been granted the rank of papal countess.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Parish History". St. Catherine of Siena Parish.
  2. "St. Catherine of Siena | Clancy & Theys Construction Company". www.clancytheys.com.
  3. "St. Catherine of Siena | Catholic Church Design | obrienandkeane.com". O'Brien & Keane.
  4. "Wake Forest church building $9M facility :". WRAL.com. February 27, 2013.