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{{short description|Italian Roman Catholic saint}} |
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[[File:Interior of St. Raphael's Cathedral, Dubuque 02.jpg|right|thumb|300px|The main altar at [[St. Raphael's Cathedral (Dubuque)|St. Raphael's Cathedral]], [[Dubuque, Iowa]]. Contained within the altar is the box containing the remains of Saint Cessianus.]] |
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[[Pope Gregory XVI]] presented [[Bishop Mathias Loras]] with the remains of St. Cessianus in [[1838]]. Bishop Loras brought the remains with him to the [[United States]]. The [[Archdiocese of Dubuque|Dubuque Diocese]] then stored the remains until [[1986]]. |
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==History== |
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After renovations were complete at [[St. Raphael's Cathedral (Dubuque)|St. Raphael's Cathedral]], it was decided to place the remains in the new main altar. On [[November 23]], 1986, the wooden box containing the remains of St. Cessianus was installed in the altar during mass, where they currently reside. |
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[[Pope Gregory XVI]] presented [[Bishop Mathias Loras]] with the remains of Cessianus in 1838. Loras brought the remains with him to the [[United States]].<ref name=Craughwell>{{cite news|url=http://www.ncregister.com/blog/tcraughwell/st.-cecilia-and-the-history-of-the-roman-catacombs|title=St. Cecilia and the History of the Roman Catacombs|work=[[National Catholic Register]]|accessdate=2019-09-02|author=Thomas Craughwell}}</ref> The remains were placed within a [[side altar]] in the new [[St. Raphael's Cathedral (Dubuque, Iowa)|St. Raphael's Cathedral]], in [[Dubuque, Iowa]].<ref name=Frazier>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=My76xBkl6vAC&pg=PA253|title=The WPA Guide to 1930s Iowa|publisher=[[Federal Writers' Project]]|accessdate=2015-05-25|author=Joseph Frazier|date=25 January 2010|isbn=9781587296635}}</ref> |
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After the completion of renovations in the mid-1980s, it was decided to place the remains of Cessianus under the new, freestanding [[main altar]].<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=jQblhT1XtkMC&dq=saint+cessianus&pg=PA56 Craughwell, Thomas J., "Cessianus", ''Saints Preserved'', Crown Publishing Group, 2011] {{ISBN|9780307590749}}</ref> On November 23, 1986, the wooden box containing the remains of Cessianus was installed during [[Mass in the Catholic Church|Mass]] in the altar where they currently reside. |
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==References== |
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Latest revision as of 22:35, 8 September 2023
Cessianus (c. 295 – 303) is a Roman Catholic saint and martyr. At the age of eight, he was martyred during the persecutions of the Roman emperor Diocletian in 303.
History
[edit]Pope Gregory XVI presented Bishop Mathias Loras with the remains of Cessianus in 1838. Loras brought the remains with him to the United States.[1] The remains were placed within a side altar in the new St. Raphael's Cathedral, in Dubuque, Iowa.[2]
After the completion of renovations in the mid-1980s, it was decided to place the remains of Cessianus under the new, freestanding main altar.[3] On November 23, 1986, the wooden box containing the remains of Cessianus was installed during Mass in the altar where they currently reside.
References
[edit]- ^ Thomas Craughwell. "St. Cecilia and the History of the Roman Catacombs". National Catholic Register. Retrieved 2019-09-02.
- ^ Joseph Frazier (25 January 2010). The WPA Guide to 1930s Iowa. Federal Writers' Project. ISBN 9781587296635. Retrieved 2015-05-25.
- ^ Craughwell, Thomas J., "Cessianus", Saints Preserved, Crown Publishing Group, 2011 ISBN 9780307590749
