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When I think about visiting a special church in our region, I cannot come up with one I would rather visit than the Holy Cross Church of the Immaculata. Architectural Style: Gothic Rivival. US National Register of Historic Places.

The Church of the Immaculata, or Immaculata Church, is a Roman Catholic church atop Mt. Adams, a neighborhood in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Church is located at 30 Guido Street. The church commemorates the Immaculate Conception and serves the Holy Cross–Immaculata Parish in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. Located at 30 Guido Street, it allows a scenic view of the Ohio River below from one of the highest points in Cincinnati.

The limestone church was built in 1859, just before the American Civil War, for the German congregation in the city’s Mt. Adams neighborhood. Archbishop John Baptist Purcell decided to build the church while praying during a severe storm at sea. He promised God that if he survived, he would build a church on the city’s highest point.
The Immaculata Church has served since 1860 as a pilgrimage church, where on Good Friday the faithful ascend 85 steps[4] to the church’s front door from the neighborhood below while praying the Rosary. The steps were originally made of wood, but in 1911, the City of Cincinnati helped the church build concrete steps.

Wait in the back of the sanctuary until everyone has taken the iconic shot down the center aisle.

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