Church of the Assumption Traditional Cache
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The origins of Nashville’s Church of the Assumption date back to 1859, when Bishop Richard Pius Miles dedicated a simple brick church to honor the Blessed Virgin Mary in North Nashville’s Germantown. Using bricks from Holy Rosary, Fr. John Vogel oversaw construction and in 18 months, the church was completed. After the Civil War, little remained of the church’s furnishings, and so a restoration began. Windows that depicted the life of Christ were added, as well as 400 lights outlining the Gothic arches of the ceiling. In 1914, Bishop Byrne and German-speaking priests from the Franciscan Order added paintings and stenciling throughout the church, including the images of the Ascension of Jesus and the Assumption of Our Lady that are located over the side altars. In 1977, the Church of the Assumption was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. To mark the church’s 125th anniversary in 1984, a new copper steeple, a replica of the 1880s design, was added. The space between the church and the school was later converted to a meditation garden designed by a former parishioner, Michael Emrich. *Please be careful when putting cache back in place* *Will likely need tweezers to remove log*
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