Roman Catholic Churches in Indiana - Church of the Immaculate Conception (Saint Mary-Of-The-Woods, Indiana), St. Meinrad Archabbey (Paperback)

Chapters: Church of the Immaculate Conception (Saint Mary-Of-The-Woods, Indiana), St. Meinrad Archabbey, St. Mary of the Assumption (Avilla, Indiana). Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 22. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Church of the Immaculate Conception (Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana) - When the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods arrived in Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana in 1840, there was no church on the grounds. A primitive log cabin doubled as a chapel and a residence for the priest. About this first chapel Saint Mother Theodore Guerin, the foundress of the order, wrote to friends in France, "The Church Yes, dear friends, that is the dwelling of the God of the Universe, in comparison with which the stables wherein you shelter your cattle are palaces " Construction for the current church began under the leadership of general superior Mother Euphrasie Hinkle with the laying of the cornerstone in 1886. The building, constructed of Indiana limestone, was completed by architects D.A. Bohlen and Son of Indianapolis, Indiana, in 1891. It took 16 more years before the interior was complete. By June 1892, plastering had been done and the installation of a temporary wooden floor, seats and altars permitted the sisters to worship in the edifice. Ten years later the church became the home of an organ purchased from William Schuelke Church Organ Builder of Milwaukee. (This particular organ is no longer extant.) By 1902, the General Council, under the leadership of General Superior Mother Mary Cleophas Foley, focused its attention on the interior decoration of the church. Mother Mary Cleophas and General Councilor Sister Mary Alma O'Donald visited numerous churches in Europe to gather ideas, including the Basilica of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo in Ravenna, Italy, and the ...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=24788771