St. Stanislaus Church (Cleveland, Ohio)
| Shrine Church of St. Stanislaus | |
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| 41°27′32″N 81°38′40″W / 41.458800°N 81.644575°WCoordinates: 41°27′32″N 81°38′40″W / 41.458800°N 81.644575°W | |
| Location | Cleveland, Ohio |
| Country | United States |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
| Website | www |
| History | |
| Dedication | St. Stanislaus of Szczepanów |
| Dedicated | November 15, 1891 |
| Relics held | St. Stanislaus of Szczepanów, True Cross, St. Anthony, St. Bonaventure, St. Clare, St. Francis, St. Gemma, St. George, St. Gerard, St. Ignatius of Loyola, St. Ivan, St. James, St. John Vianney, St. Joseph of Leonessa, St. Julian, St. Lawrence, St. Louis, St. Nicasius, St. Pius X, St. Sebastian, St. Theodosius, St. Thérèse of Lisieux, mitre of Pope John Paul II |
| Associated people | Rev. Anton Francis Kolaszewski |
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| Status | Parish church |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architectural type | Church |
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Gothic Polish Cathedral style |
| Groundbreaking | 1886 |
| Completed | 1891 |
| Construction cost | $150,000 |
| Specifications | |
| Length | 200 ft (61 m) |
| Width | 85 ft (26 m) |
| Nave width | 30 ft (9.1 m) |
| Other dimensions | 67 ft (20 m) ceilings |
| Number of spires | 2 |
| Spire height | built:232 ft (71 m) rebuilt:122 ft (37 m) |
| Materials | Locally made warm red brick and dressed stone. |
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| Diocese | Cleveland |
| Province | Cincinnati |
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| Pastor(s) | Rev. Fr. Eric Orzech |
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St. Stanislaus Church
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| Built | 1886–1891 |
| Architect | William H. Dunn |
| Restored | 1998–2004 |
| Part of | Warszawa Neighborhood District (#80002980) |
| NRHP Reference # | 76001404 |
| Added to NRHP | 1976-06-22 |
The Shrine Church of St. Stanislaus (Polish: Kościół św. Stanisława Biskupa i Męczennika) is a Catholic parish church in Cleveland, Ohio and part of the Diocese of Cleveland. It is located at the intersection of Forman Ave. and East 65th St., in a part of the South Broadway neighborhood previously known as Warszawa, also referred to today as Slavic Village. The church, the neighborhood, and the larger surroundings are GNIS named features.
The building itself, listed as St. Stanislaus Church, and the neighborhood, listed as Warszawa Neighborhood District, are both on the National Register of Historic Places.
The church and school buildings are listed together as a Cleveland Designated Landmark.
The Alliance of Poles on Broadway Avenue was allied with the St. Stanislaus Parish Community.
The church was for a time frequented by local Slavic Village celebrities Steve and Roma Bizon.
The year 1868 marks the beginning of the Catholic Polish immigration to Cleveland. It was then that a few families of Poles settled in the "Forest City". By the end of 1873 their number so increased that Bishop Richard Gilmour found it necessary to organize them into a separate congregation. As they were too poor, and too few in number, to build their own church, Gilmour gave them the use of St. Mary's on the Flats.George Francis Houck wrote that Catholic Poles of Cleveland were the last to occupy St. Mary's on the Flats, the first Catholic church building in Cleveland, from 1872 to 1879, before organizing as the St. Stanislaus congregation. Poles were the last to occupy the proto-cathedral of Cleveland.
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