St. Mary’s in the Mountains (Diocese of Reno)
| St. Mary’s in the Mountains | |
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| Dedication: | St. Mary’s in the Mountains |
| Type/Classification: | Territorial Parish |
| Non-Parochial: | No |
| Operated By: | Diocesan clergy |
| Venerated Saints: | None specified |
| Diocese: | Diocese of Reno |
| Deanery: | |
| Address: | 111 S “E” St., Virginia City, Nevada 89440 |
| City: | Virginia City, NV |
| Subdivision: | Nevada |
| Country: | United States |
| County: | Storey County |
| Website: | Website |
| Founded: | |
| School: | No |
| Email: | None specified |
| AI Confidence: | 6/10 |
| Review Level: | 0/5 |
St. Mary’s in the Mountains is a territorial parish of the Diocese of Reno, located in the historic mining town of Virginia City, Nevada, in Storey County. The parish is not designated as a shrine, basilica, or cathedral, and it is not operated by a religious order; it functions as a diocesan parish serving the Virginia City community.
The parish traces its roots to the earliest years of organized Catholic life on the Comstock Lode, when the future Bishop Patrick Manogue took charge of the mission in the 1860s. Over the following decades the community's status shifted between resident parish and mission of nearby Reno, reflecting the boom-and-bust fortunes of the Comstock mining district.
Today St. Mary's in the Mountains continues to serve Catholics in Virginia City as part of the Diocese of Reno's network of parishes across northern Nevada.
History
According to the Sacramento Diocesan Archives' history of the early Diocese of Reno, newly ordained Fr. Patrick Manogue took over St. Mary's in the Mountains in Virginia City in 1862, and during his tenure he was responsible for building schools, orphanages, and a hospital to serve the growing Comstock Lode community.[1] As the population of Virginia City declined in the decades after the peak of the silver boom, the parish's status changed: the same source records that the church became a mission of Reno in 1922, and did not regain a resident pastor until 1935.[2]
The Diocese of Reno's official parish directory currently lists St. Mary's in the Mountains at 111 E Street, Virginia City, Nevada, confirming its continued operation as an active parish within the diocese.[3]
No confirmed founding date for the parish is documented in the sources available for this article, and details of its original construction are not publicly documented in available sources.
Special features
- One of the earliest Catholic parishes established in the Nevada mining region, associated with the ministry of future Bishop Patrick Manogue
- A parish whose canonical status shifted between resident parish and mission of Reno over the course of its history, reflecting the changing fortunes of the Comstock Lode
Relics
According to established Catholic tradition, the main altar of a dedicated parish church typically contains deposited relics, as is customary practice. Specific details regarding any relics associated with St. Mary's in the Mountains are not publicly documented in available sources.
Architecture and Art
Exterior features
Specific architectural details of the current church building are not publicly documented in the sources available for this article.
Interior features
Details of the interior arrangement of the church are not publicly documented in available sources.
Stained Glass Windows
Specific information on the church's stained glass windows is not publicly documented in available sources.
Statues and Sculptures
Specific information on statuary or sculpture within the church is not publicly documented in available sources.
Other Artwork
No further devotional artwork is publicly documented in available sources.
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References
- ↑ Avella, Steven M.. "The Early History of the Diocese of Reno". Sacramento Diocesan Archives. https://www.scd.org/sites/default/files/2017-06/Vol_4_No_5_Early_History_of_the_Diocese_of_Reno.pdf.
- ↑ Avella, Steven M.. "The Early History of the Diocese of Reno". Sacramento Diocesan Archives. https://www.scd.org/sites/default/files/2017-06/Vol_4_No_5_Early_History_of_the_Diocese_of_Reno.pdf.
- ↑ "Parish Finder". Diocese of Reno. https://catholicreno.org/parishfinder.