Holy Cross Cemetery
Holy Cross, Marion County, Kentucky, USA
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Holy Cross, Kentucky 40037 United StatesCoordinates: 37.67298, -85.44801 - 270-865-2521
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In 1787 Mass was held in private homes. Under Father William DeRohan the first chapel was built at Holy Cross. A grotto today marks where this structure, the first west of the Alleghenies for Catholic worship, was built.
Father Stephen Badin, the "Apostle of Kentucky" and the first priest ordained in the United States, came to Kentucky in 1793 and cared for the entire state from Holy Cross. From the fall of 1822 to the spring of 1824, Belgian Father Charles Nerinckx served Holy Cross. In 1823 the present brick church was built. Father Robert Byrne, a local boy, became pastor and remained at Holy Cross for twenty years.
Father Edward Lynch built the first frame school in 1880. In 1914 three Ursuline Sisters of Mount St. Joseph arrived. A convent was built and the school was enlarged. The Ursulines stayed until 1976.
In 1958 fire destroyed the two-story frame school that had at one time housed a grade and high school. Two weeks later plans were underway to replace the school with a brick structure. The church celebrated its 150th anniversary in 1935 with descendants of many of the original settlers present. At the 200th anniversary celebration on September 15, 1985, more than 1,000 people attended. In 1995 Holy Cross was clustered with St. Francis of Assisi in St. Francis, Kentucky under one pastor.
In 1787 Mass was held in private homes. Under Father William DeRohan the first chapel was built at Holy Cross. A grotto today marks where this structure, the first west of the Alleghenies for Catholic worship, was built.
Father Stephen Badin, the "Apostle of Kentucky" and the first priest ordained in the United States, came to Kentucky in 1793 and cared for the entire state from Holy Cross. From the fall of 1822 to the spring of 1824, Belgian Father Charles Nerinckx served Holy Cross. In 1823 the present brick church was built. Father Robert Byrne, a local boy, became pastor and remained at Holy Cross for twenty years.
Father Edward Lynch built the first frame school in 1880. In 1914 three Ursuline Sisters of Mount St. Joseph arrived. A convent was built and the school was enlarged. The Ursulines stayed until 1976.
In 1958 fire destroyed the two-story frame school that had at one time housed a grade and high school. Two weeks later plans were underway to replace the school with a brick structure. The church celebrated its 150th anniversary in 1935 with descendants of many of the original settlers present. At the 200th anniversary celebration on September 15, 1985, more than 1,000 people attended. In 1995 Holy Cross was clustered with St. Francis of Assisi in St. Francis, Kentucky under one pastor.
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- Added: 8 May 2001
- Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 470482
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