Bookcover of St. Benedict Cathedral (Evansville, Indiana)
Booktitle:
St. Benedict Cathedral (Evansville, Indiana)
U.S. National Register of Historic Places, Roman Catholic Churches in Indiana
Tort
(2013-01-12
)
eligible for voucher
ISBN-13:
978-613-9-32066-0
ISBN-10:
6139320666
EAN:
9786139320660
Book language:
English
Blurb/Shorttext:
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. St. Benedict Cathedral is a Catholic cathedral in Evansville, Indiana, United States. It is the seat of the Diocese of Evansville. The cathedral is a contributing property to the Lincolnshire Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places.St. Benedict Parish was established in 1912 and the pastoral care fo the parish was given to Benedictine Monks from St. Meinrad Abbey. The present church building was completed in 1928 in the Lombard-Basilica style. It was dedicated on March 18, 1928 by Abbot Athanasius Schmidt, OSB. The cathedral features ceilings that are 65 feet (19.8 m) high, a baldachin over the altar and a seating capacity of over 1,000 people.