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Gesu, founded in 1849 as St. Gall's Parish, initially served English-speaking Irish Catholics from the near south and west sides of Milwaukee in what was the neighborhood of Tory Hill. As the parish grew, it built Holy Name Church in 1875, and by 1887 Jesuit officials combined the two parishes into one church. The Gesu name was chosen in 1893 to honor the Church of the Gesu in Rome where St. Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Society of Jesus, is buried.Source
Architect Henry C. Koch designed the French Gothic building, drawing inspiration from the Cathedral of Chartres in France. It features landmark spires of unequal height and stained glass windows. The cornerstone was laid on May 23, 1893 with over 20,000 people in attendance. A dedication ceremony followed on December 17, 1894 to mark the formal completion of the church.
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I would bet that marble exists beneath that red carpet...
What is it with that red carpet? Was there a sale in the 70's and all these churches couldn't pass up a good deal?
And it looked so promising from the outside. I'm not surprised the Wreckovators got ahold of that one. Were you able to find the tabernacle? I know I would rather look at father instead of our Lord in the tabernacle..NOT. Red carpet? The beige carpet was the color that parishes bought at cost.
And it looked so promising from the outside. I've had a few of those disappointments before. It was the cat-dropping beige carpet that parishes bought at cost during the 70's. Red carpet were for the ones who wanted to spend an extra $5. Did you find the tabernacle while there? I see the wreck-o-vator was vain enough to have everyone stare at him instead of Jesus in the tabernacle.
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