St. Rose Steeple Fire in Perrysburg

Apparently lightning struck the steeple at St. Rose church in Perrysburg, starting a fire in the steeple, causing the cross to fall to the ground. More detail HERE.

UPDATE: Fortunately, fire crews extinguished the fire quickly. Details and video HERE.

St. Rose, Perrysburg

St. Rose, Perrysburg

A video tour from the Catholic Chronicle.

St. Rose, Perrysburg

Photos by Allan Dieball.

St. Rose, Perrysburg

Photos by Allan Dieball.

St. Rose, Perrysburg

Photos by Allan Dieball. More tomorrow.

Tours of St. Rose, Perrysburg

In celebration of its 150th anniversary in 2011, St. Rose parish in Perrysburg is hosting tours of the church. According to the bulletin, the dates/times are:

Sat. March 5th 9:00 am
Sat. April 2nd 9:00 am
Sun. April 3rd 1:00 pm
Sat. May 7th 9:00 am
Sun. May 8th 1:00 pm
Fri. June 3rd TBD

St. Rose, Perrysburg

The stations are a really exceptional set of paintings on canvas.

Good carving on the font.

A bit florid, but appealing.

St. Rose, Perrysburg

I was in the neighborhood and the doors were open. More when I have time.

St. Rose, Perrysburg

Absolutely wonderful and perfectly preserved. I understand the same can be said about the interior. Someday, I'd like to get out there to take some pictures.
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