Saint Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church
| Saint Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church (Columbus, Ohio) | |
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| St. Mary Church or Grand Old St. Mary's | |
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Saint Mary Church in the springtime
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| Location | 684 South 3rd Street in Columbus, Ohio |
| Country | United States |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Website | www |
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| Heritage designation | U.S. National Register of Historic Places |
| Designated | December 30, 1974 |
| Architect(s) | Blackburn and Koehler |
| Style | Gothic revival |
| Groundbreaking | 1866 |
| Completed | 1893 |
| Construction cost | $40,000 |
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| Length | 140 feet (43 m) |
| Width | 62.5 feet (19 m) |
| Height | 75 feet (23 m) |
| Number of spires | 1 |
| Spire height | 197 feet (60 m) |
| Materials | Brick |
| Bells | 3 |
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Saint Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church
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| Location | Columbus, Ohio |
| Coordinates | 39°56′55.4″N 82°59′41.2″W / 39.948722°N 82.994778°WCoordinates: 39°56′55.4″N 82°59′41.2″W / 39.948722°N 82.994778°W |
| Part of | German Village (#74001490) |
| Designated CP | December 30, 1974 |
Roman Catholic Diocese of Columbus
Saint Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church (commonly known as St. Mary Church or Grand Old St. Mary’s) is the third oldest Catholic church building in Columbus, Ohio and is home to an active parish in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Columbus. The church's name refers to the ancient Christian belief that the mother of Jesus Christ was "assumed body and soul into heavenly glory." The church spire towers 197 feet (60 m) above street level making it a prominent landmark and the tallest building in the historic German Village neighborhood south of downtown Columbus. With the rest of German Village, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 30, 1974.
In the year 1865, approximately one third of the Columbus population was ethnically German due to decades of immigration. Many German immigrants settled in the South End neighborhood (as German Village was then called). The Catholic population had outgrown nearby Holy Cross Church and the German-speaking South End residents wanted their own parish. It was in that same year, St. Mary's parish was formed with the newly ordained Fr. Francis X. Sprecht as its first pastor. Construction began in 1866 and the church was dedicated two years later by Bishop Sylvester Rosecrans on November 29, 1868. The spire was erected in 1893 at a price of $5000. The clock was installed the next year.
The white walnut reredos behind the main altar is 20 feet wide and 45 feet tall. Carved by Allard Klooter in 1866 at a cost of $2,500, it was moved to St. Mary Church from another church in Cincinnati. As the church patroness, a statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary stands in the center of the reredos. It is flanked on the left by a statue of Saint Catherine of Alexandria, and on the right by Saint Boniface. All of these statues are made of carved wood.
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