The Catholic Photographer

Click HERE to see a gallery of 80 photos of Rosary Cathedral in Toledo, taken by Bob Mullen, "The Catholic Photographer" of Vernon, CT.  Especially good: photos of Jan de Rosen's murals in the side aisles.  There are photos of many other churches as well.

Rosary Cathedral, Toledo

Some fine photos of Rosary Cathedral at the Wandering Photographer blog -- click HERE.

A De Rosen Sketch for Rosary Cathedral

While doing an occasional eBay search for local church images, I was amazed to find a sketch by John De Rosen from his work for Rosary Cathedral in Toledo, from 1944.  Shown above is the gouache rendering for a side-aisle ceiling mural of the fifth Joyful Mystery of the Rosary, the finding of the Child Jesus in the Temple.  You can view the full listing HERE.  Many thanks to the seller for this image.

Dedication of Rosary Cathedral, 1940

Cover of the program from the dedication of Rosary Cathedral in October 1940.

Photo of the apse from the program. 

A black and white image of Felix Leiftuchter's mural of the Coronation of Mary.

Mural of Mary's Assumption, below the Rose window.

O Sacred Head Now Wounded

A song for Holy Week, with views of Rosary Cathedral.

Postcards from the Past

Immaculate Conception parish in Bellevue, previous church.

Aerial view of Rosary Cathedral in Toledo.

Students in front of the old school at Good Shepherd, East Toledo.

Pilgrimage service at Sorrowful Mother Shrine in Bellevue, 1959.

The photos above are a little sample of postcards available at Barnard's Post Cards ebay store. To search the store, click HERE. (For example, if you search for "Toledo church", you will see some great views.) Thanks to Nadya and Joe in Dublin, Ohio, for letting me use some images.

Capital University Choir at Rosary Cathedral

In celebration of the centennial of Lutheran Social Services of Northwestern Ohio, the Capital University Chapel Choir will appear at Rosary Cathedral on Sunday, October 30, 2011 at 3 pm. Full details HERE. (Thanks to Shari for letting us know!)

Rosary Cathedral - Virtual Tour

An excellent panoramic tour of Rosary Cathedral . . . click HERE.

Concerts at Rosary Cathedral

The schedule of 2011-2012 concerts at Rosary Cathedral is available HERE.

Rosary Cathedral

Rosary Cathedral

Rosary Cathedral, Toledo

Medal, possibly from the Cathedral's dedication on Oct. 2, 1940.

Pews in Progress

Pictured above, pews for Rosary Cathedral carved by German native Bruno Weber, at his Columbus home and studio in 1931.

Weber’s work can also be seen at Detroit’s Assumption Grotto parish – click HERE – and at St. Joseph’s in Tiffin.

Many thanks to Weber’s grandson John Rees for sharing the photo.

Rosary Cathedral

Rosary Cathedral

Rosary Cathedral, as it might have been

Some pictures of one of the earlier plans, scanned from Chronicle of the Cathedral Chapel Parish; Vol. 2, Number 1, which was apparently printed in 1920.

Rosary Cathedral