FIRST - Catholic Church in Tennessee - Nashville, Tennessee
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BruceS
N 36° 09.998 W 086° 47.045
16S E 519419 N 4002452
Historical marker on the grounds of the Tennessee state capitol commemorating the first Catholic church in Tennessee.
Waymark Code: WMGGDD
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 03/03/2013
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Text of marker:
Holy Rosary Cathedral
Near here in 1820 the first Catholic Church in Tennessee was built by Irish Catholic workers then building a bridge over Cumberland River. In 1830 a brick structure known as Holy Rosary Cathedral succeeded the frame building. Here Bishop R.P. Miles, first Bishop of Tennessee was installed Oct. 15, 1838. When St. Mary's Cathedral was built in 1847, Holy Rosary Church became St. John's Hospital & Orphanage. The site was sold to the state in 1857.
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