Mother of Sorrows Roman Catholic Church
by Dale Kincaid
Title
Mother of Sorrows Roman Catholic Church
Artist
Dale Kincaid
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
The Mother of Sorrows Roman Catholic Church in Peninsula, Ohio was built for descendants of Irish Catholics who came to Ohio in the 1820s to build the Ohio and Erie canals. Originally, it was very plain and did not have a finished interior until 1887. In the early twentieth century, Catholics from Eastern Europe arrived in the community to work in the paper mills, and the congregation grew rapidly. In 1935, the church was expanded by cutting the building in two, moving the altar section back, and constructing a new middle section. The church was completely renovated for its centennial celebration in 1982. It is located in the Peninsula Historic District and listed in the National Register of Historic Places
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November 29th, 2023
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