St. Mary of the Seven Sorrows
330 Fifth Avenue, North
Nashville, TN
St. Mary is the oldest standing church in Nashville and was dedicated on October 31, 1847. The city's first cathedral (before the building of the Cathedral of the Incarnation), it was used as a hospital for both union and confederate soldiers during the Civil War.
The following description, from the St. Mary website, describes the image above:
The first Bishop of Nashville, Bishop Richard Pius Miles, was buried beneath the church after his death in 1860. In 1969, the bishop's body was exhumed and found to be perfectly preserved after over 109 years of burial. Today, the bishop's body lies at rest in an African teakwood box in the rear corner of St. Mary of the Seven Sorrows Church. Visitors from all parts of the world continue to pray at the tomb of Bishop Miles.
Nashville, TN
St. Mary is the oldest standing church in Nashville and was dedicated on October 31, 1847. The city's first cathedral (before the building of the Cathedral of the Incarnation), it was used as a hospital for both union and confederate soldiers during the Civil War.
The following description, from the St. Mary website, describes the image above:
The first Bishop of Nashville, Bishop Richard Pius Miles, was buried beneath the church after his death in 1860. In 1969, the bishop's body was exhumed and found to be perfectly preserved after over 109 years of burial. Today, the bishop's body lies at rest in an African teakwood box in the rear corner of St. Mary of the Seven Sorrows Church. Visitors from all parts of the world continue to pray at the tomb of Bishop Miles.
posted by Catholic in Franklin, TN @ 4:31 PM
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