| 词条 | Basilica of St. Fidelis |
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| name = St. Fidelis Catholic Church | nrhp_type = | image = Victoria Kansas Cathedral of the Plains.jpg | caption = View of the church from the northwest in 1997 | location = Victoria, Kansas, U.S. | coordinates = {{coord|38|51|23|N|99|09|03|W|display=inline,title}} | locmapin = | built = 1908-1911 | architect = John T. Comes, John Marshall | architecture = Romanesque | added = May 14, 1971 | area = {{convert|3|acre}} | governing_body = Roman Catholic Diocese of Salina | refnum = 71000315[1] }} The Basilica of St. Fidelis, commonly known as the Cathedral of the Plains, is a Romanesque-style Roman Catholic parish church in Victoria, Kansas, United States.[1] It was raised to the status of a Minor Basilica in 2014 and is also known as The Basilica of the Plains. HistoryThe church was built between 1908 and 1911. According to the church history, each member of the church who was 12 or older was asked to give $45, haul six wagon loads of Fencepost limestone and four loads of sand each year until the church was built.[2] Some families brought as many as 70 to 80 wagonloads of stone. The nickname The Cathedral of the Plains was bestowed upon the structure by former presidential candidate William Jennings Bryan after he visited the town in 1912. Its 48 historic stained-glass windows were installed in 1916, by Munich Studios in Chicago, at a cost of $3,700, and are now valued at more than $1 million. The church was added to the National Register in 1971.[3] In 1994, the church began a series of restoration efforts. The congregation spent more than $265,000 on weatherproofing the exterior, re-plastering and repainting the interior and updating the sound, electrical and heating systems. Work also included installing a marble floor in the sanctuary for $60,000 and replacing old carpeting and linoleum floors in other areas. The parish re-shingled the church roof in 2006 for $137,000. In 2011, it replaced the parking lot and sidewalks for $225,000, and spent $70,000 on repairing the plaster ceilings and walls that had cracked with age. In 2013, an Arkansas company replaced plastic coverings that were installed in the mid-1980s to protect stained glass window from Kansas storms. As it aged, the plastic grew opaque, however the new coverings are tempered glass which will remain clear.[3] After approval by the Vatican in early March 2014, Bishop Edward Weisenburger of the Diocese of Salina dedicated St. Fidelis Church as a Minor Basilica on Saturday, June 7, 2014.[4][5] GalleryReferences1. ^1 {{NRISref|version=2010a}} 2. ^{{cite news| url=https://library.ndsu.edu/grhc/articles/newspapers/news/hamil4.html| title=The Cathedral of the Plains| last=Dary| first=David| newspaper=The Kansas City Star| date=December 17, 1972| publisher=North Dakota State University Library}} 3. ^1 {{cite news| url=http://www.kansascity.com/2013/11/02/4594107/kansas-cathedral-of-the-plains.html| title=Kansas’ Cathedral of the Plains sprucing up stained-glass windows| last=Tanner| first=Beccy| newspaper=The Kansas City Star| date=November 2, 2013}} 4. ^{{Cite web |url=http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/1401112.htm |title=Kansas church, dubbed 'Cathedral of the Plains,' named minor basilica| agency=Catholic News Service| date=March 17, 2014| last=Weller| first=Doug| access-date=2014-03-18| archive-url=https://archive.is/20140318155846/http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/1401112.htm |archive-date=2014-03-18 |dead-url=yes |df= }} 5. ^{{cite news| url=https://archive.is/20140318232251/http://hdnews.net/news/stfidelis031514| title=Church named basilica| last=Gasper-O'Brien| first=Diane| newspaper=The Hays Daily News| date=March 16, 2014| accessdate=November 19, 2018}} Further reading
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