St Joseph Proto Cathedral
- Also Known As: St. Joseph Cathedral also See Also:St. Joseph Cathedral and Colle
- Address: W Stephen Foster Ave
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1811/00/00 | Benedict Joseph Flaget | Vocation | Bishop Flaget arrives at Bardstown, traveling down the Ohio River by flatboat and overland from Louisville by wagon, accompanied by a group of seminarians. They built a small brick church, but soon Bishop Flaget was pursuing the building of a cathedral. | |||
| 1819/00/00 | John Rogers (architect) | Architect, Construction Supervisor | St Joseph Proto Cathedral is consecrated in 1819, though the interior was not fully completed until 1823. Architect and builder of the cathedral is John Rogers of Baltimore. | |||
| 1819/00/00 | St Thomas becomes a preparatory seminary and the main seminary activities are moved to St Josephs in Bardstown. | |||||
| 1823/00/00 | Jan van Eyck | Artisit | King Louis-Philippe of France donates paintings by Van Dyck: Descent of the Holy Ghost, The Winged St Mark, St Peter in Chains, St John the Baptist and The Annunciation. | |||
| 1823/00/00 | Louis Philippe I | Benefactor | Pope Leo XII and King Louis-Philippe donate interior decorations. Paintings from the King of France include: The Crucifixion by Phillippe Van Bree, The Coronation in Heaven of the Mother of God by Murillo and Teaching the Boys by an artist unknown. | |||
| 1823/00/00 | Louis Philippe I | Benefactor | King Louis-Philippe of France donates paintings by Van Dyck: Descent of the Holy Ghost, The Winged St Mark, St Peter in Chains, St John the Baptist and The Annunciation. | |||
| 1841/00/00 | When the Episcopal See moved forty miles away to the fast growing city of Louisville in 1841, St Joseph's became a parish church, hence, the title "proto-cathedral." | |||||
| 1952/11/12 | St Joseph's paintings are stolen from the church. The paintings were valued at $875,000 at the time. | |||||
| 1953/05/00 | St Joseph Proto-Cathedral paintings are recovered during April and May 1953. |
| Particulars for St Joseph Proto Cathedral: | |
|---|---|
| Area of Significance | Architecture |
| Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
| Area of Significance | Art |
| Sight Category | Building |
| Criteria | Exemplar |
| Architectural Style | Federal Style |
| Level of Significance | National |
| Area of Significance | Religion |
| Historic Use | Religious Property |
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