St. Thomas Aquinas (Diocese of Reno)
| St. Thomas Aquinas | |
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| Dedication: | St. Thomas Aquinas |
| Type/Classification: | Territorial Parish |
| Non-Parochial: | No |
| Operated By: | Diocesan clergy |
| Venerated Saints: | None specified |
| Diocese: | Diocese of Reno |
| Deanery: | |
| Address: | 619 6th St., Wells, Nevada 89835 |
| City: | Wells, NV |
| Subdivision: | Nevada |
| Country: | United States |
| County: | Elko County |
| Website: | Website |
| Founded: | |
| School: | No |
| Email: | None specified |
| AI Confidence: | 4/10 |
| Review Level: | 0/5 |
St. Thomas Aquinas is a territorial parish of the Diocese of Reno, serving the small city of Wells in Elko County, Nevada. The parish is dedicated to Saint Thomas Aquinas, the thirteenth-century Dominican friar, philosopher, and Doctor of the Church whose theological writings remain foundational to Catholic thought.
Located along 6th Street in Wells, the parish serves Catholics in this rural stretch of northeastern Nevada. Its web presence is maintained through the website of St. Joseph Church, suggesting some degree of shared pastoral administration between the two communities, though the precise nature and history of that arrangement is not documented in publicly available sources.
No confirmed founding date for the parish is documented in available sources. As with many small-town parishes in the Diocese of Reno's vast rural territory, detailed historical records for St. Thomas Aquinas are limited in public circulation.
History
Specific historical details regarding the establishment of St. Thomas Aquinas Parish in Wells are not documented in the sources available for this article. The Diocese of Reno's official parish directory confirms the parish's continued existence and current address at 619 Sixth Street, Wells, Nevada, and notes that it is administered in connection with St. Joseph Church.[1]
Like many small parishes throughout rural Elko County, St. Thomas Aquinas likely emerged to serve Catholic railroad, ranching, and mining communities that developed along the historic transcontinental rail corridor in northeastern Nevada, though no confirmed narrative of the parish's founding or early development is available in current sources.
Special features
- Serves as a Catholic worship site for the small rural community of Wells, Nevada
- Administratively connected to St. Joseph Church, according to the parish's own web presence
Relics
According to established Catholic tradition, the main altar of a dedicated Catholic church customarily contains relics of saints. No specific information about relics housed at St. Thomas Aquinas is publicly documented in available sources.
Architecture and Art
Exterior features
No specific architectural details about the exterior of St. Thomas Aquinas Church in Wells are documented in available sources.
Interior features
No specific details about the church's interior layout or furnishings are publicly documented in available sources.
Stained Glass Windows
Specific details on the church's stained glass windows, if any, are not publicly documented in available sources.
Statues and Sculptures
Specific details on statuary or sculpture within the church are not publicly documented in available sources.
Other Artwork
No further devotional artwork is publicly documented in available sources.
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External links
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References
- ↑ "Parish Finder". Diocese of Reno. https://catholicreno.org/parishfinder.