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Ten Commandments on Church Brick Wall – Ohio

Ten Commandments on Church Brick Wall - Ohio

A Ten Religious Commandments Plaque on the side of a brick-walled Christian Church in Hamilton, Ohio reads; 

1 – You shall have no other gods before ME
2 – You shall not make unto yourself any graven image
3 – You shall not take the name of the LORD your GOD in vain
4 – Remember the Sabbath day, and keep it holy.
5 – Honor your father and your mother
6 – You shall no kill
7 – You shall not commit adultery
8 – you shall not steal
9 – You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor
10 – You should not covet anything that is your neighbor’s.

Cathedral of the Madeleine – Salt Lake City, Utah

Cathedral of the Madeleine - Salt Lake City, Utah

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An interior view of the Cathedral of the Madeleine, with its decorative columns, stained glass windows, iconography art and lighting. The cathedral is located in Salt Lake City, Utah.

The cathedral was built under the direction of Lawrence Scanlan, the first bishop of Salt Lake. It was designed by architects Carl M. Neuhausen and Bernard O. Mecklenburg. The outside is a Neo-Romanesque design, while the inside is Neo-Gothic. Construction began in 1900 and was completed in 1909. It was dedicated by Cardinal James Gibbons, Archbishop of Baltimore.

St Scholastica Statue – St Meinrad Archabbey – Indiana

St Scholastica Statue - St Meinrad Archabbey - Indiana

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A statue of Saint Scholastica at the St Meinrad Archabbey in Spencer County, Indiana. Scholastica, is a saint of the Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Churches and the Anglican Communion. Born in Italy, she was the twin sister of Saint Benedict. She is considered the patron saint of Benedictine nuns, compulsive children, and not surprisingly, education.

The Saint Scholastica statue was created by Herbert Jogerst, a German prisoner of war during World War II. Incarcerated at Camp Breckenridge (Morganfield, Kentucky) in 1943, Jogerst returned to Germany in 1948, but had a difficult time after the war finding work. Having gotten to know the chaplin at Camp Breckenridge, Herbert reached out. The chaplin, impressed by his work was able to arrange the commission of several statues for St. Meinrad Archabbey, that today stand above the entrance to the Archabbey’s church. In addition to the St. Scholastica statue, they include statues of St. Benedict and the Lady of Einsiedeln Statue with Christ Child, also known as the Black Madonna. Einsiedeln Abbey in Switzerland is the founding monastery of St Meinrad.

Also worth nothing, the Christ of the Ohio statue which stands above the Ohio River 14 miles south St. Meinrad, was commissioned while Herbert was working at St. Meinrad, by a visiting doctor who wanted a statue for his home. That statue was eventually purchased by the City of Troy, Indiana, when the doctor’s home went up for sale. The Christ of the Ohio Statue was dedicated May 1, 1957. Herbert Jogerst died in 1993.