From “A History of Catholicity in Northern Ohio…” Vol. 2 by Michael Carr
“As a funeral director and practical embalmer Mr. Daniel J. Murphy, of St. Patrick's parish, Toledo, has few superiors in his profession. …
[He] is master of the ritual of the Catholic Church touching burials, and has arranged a neat booklet of the psalms, chants, and hymns in the vernacular for the use of Catholics on funeral occasions. The need for this has long been apparent, and the supplying of it has been keenly appreciated by the Catholic public. It has also been a source of satisfaction and profit to himself; for, irrespective of its reflex effect, it has inclined the public to regard Mr. Murphy as far in advance of others in his profession.”
Many more biographies and photos of bishops, priests and prominent Northern Ohio Catholics from late 1800s can be found at the link below (searchable, downloadable):
http://www.archive.org/details/historyofcatholi02houc
Akron architect William Ginther (1858-1933) designed several churches in the Diocese of Toledo, including St. Mary’s, Norwalk; Good Shepherd, Toledo; St. John’s, Defiance; and Sacred Heart, Bethlehem (Shelby Settlement).
These were taken rather quickly after an ordination. Doing justice to all that extraneous carving is going to take a full appointment, when someone can control the lighting and nothing's going on to distract.
Yes, there's a story here, but I can't remember it. Statues are a bit low on my list of priorities at the moment, so you'll have to wait until I get better pictures.
From “A History of Catholicity in Northern Ohio…” Vol. 2 by Michael Carr
With Thanksgiving coming up, it’s a good time to express gratitude for the work of Fr. Lawrence Mossing (1913-2001). If you read this blog, you may have seen a few mentions of Mossing’s Diocesan History. There are nine volumes – one is a historical overview, three volumes deal with specific geographic areas and parishes, and five volumes detail the lives of bishops Schrembs, Stritch, Alter, Rehring, and Donovan. These books provide a great reference tool for each parish. They are out of print, so if you see one for sale, you might want to latch on to it.
St. Andrew's School, Liberty Township. (Not sure of date, but before 1929 since the church does not have an addition.) Photos are from the Bascom Sesquicentennial History.
St. Catherine of Siena
St. George
St. Joseph
St. Maximilian Kolbe
St. Patrick's was the "English-speaking" parish in Galion. It was closed in 1953, merging with St. Joseph's in Galion.
