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Historic St James Catholic Church – Louisville – Kentucky

Historic St James Catholic Church - Louisville - Kentucky

The entrance to the historic St James Catholic Church, in Louisville, Kentucky. The Church was built in 1912 by the famous local architect James J. Gaffney. The Church is located in the Deer Park Neighborhood of the Highlands District.

The Highlands are an elevated area above the Ohio River floodplain, that was among the last places near downtown Louisville to be urbanized, because of the difficult terrain. It is centered around Bardstown Road, Cave Hill Cemetery, and several urban parks, and golf courses.

The Church was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982

St Joseph Catholic Church – Louisville – Kentucky

St Joseph Catholic Church - Louisville - Kentucky

A view of St Joseph Catholic Church in the Butchertown neighborhood in Louisville, Kentucky. In the picture St Joseph sits below a cross with the baby Jesus on his shoulder. According to the canonical Gospels, Joseph was married to Mary, the mother of Jesus, and was the legal father of Jesus. He is considered to be the patron saint of workers and the sick, and was declared by Pope Pius IX to be the protector of the Catholic Church.