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St. Nicholas Catholic Church (Zanesville, Ohio)

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Father Thomas Brosmer, the assistant pastor of the parish, was accused of sexually assaulting an 11-year-old boy at the church in 1968. The allegations surfaced in July 2012, but was not investigated by Zanesville Police due to the statute of limitations. Brosmer was placed on administrative leave by
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on the second floor of the Green Tree Tavern, which stood at the corner of Fifth and Main Streets in the spring of 1819. A church was acquired to serve the Catholic population in the area in 1820, and in 1827 another, larger, building was constructed to serve the growing population in the area, later
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When Fr. A.L. Leininger became pastor of the parish in 1893, the church building was too small for the needs of the parish, despite being enlarged twice before. Rather than adding onto the existing structure, Leininger decided to build a new church in the
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was appointed the first pastor. The church retained strong ties to the homeland of its flock, with many of its pastors being of German origin and education. In 1870, a brick schoolhouse, along with a convent and pastorate, were constructed.
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and gold leaf added in 1919. Major changes to the interior occurred in 1960, when Fr. Linus Dury renovated the interior to essentially the current state, save 1986 changes resulting from the
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of South Carolina, on August 27, 1899 as Watterson had died a year prior. The distinctive dome of the church has dominated the Zanesville skyline ever since.
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Fr. Nicholas Young, who was traveling through the area to Perry County. However, upon discovering three Catholic families in the area, he said
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Due to a lack of funds, the church was not fully decorated when dedicated, and instead ornamented gradually over time, with
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Soon after the completion of the first parish church in 1842, a parish school staffed by laypeople as well as the
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In 1950, the parish high school was combined with that of neighboring parish St. Thomas Aquinas to form
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Muskingum County, Ohio
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Past and Present of the City of Zanesville and Muskingham County, Ohio
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took charge of the school, and a high school program added in 1895.
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to establish their own parish, placing it under the patronage of
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The first Mass celebrated in Zanesville was celebrated by
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Tuscarawas Central Catholic High School, New Philadelphia
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of Columbus on July 10, 1898, and dedicated by bishop
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places

St. Nicholas Catholic Church (Zanesville, Ohio) is located in Ohio
Zanesville, Ohio
39°56′24″N 82°00′04″W / 39.94006°N 82.00115°W / 39.94006; -82.00115
Romanesque Revival
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Christmas
Mass
Roman Catholic Diocese of Columbus
Zanesville, Ohio
Romanesque Revival
National Register of Historic Places
Dominican
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St. Thomas Aquinas Church
John Purcell
Saint Nicholas
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Munich
Italian Renaissance
St. Peter's
St. Mark's
John Watterson
Leo Haid
Vicar Apostolic
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Second Vatican Council
National Register of Historic Places
Diocese of Columbus

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