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Religious Site Attractions In Kentucky

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Kentucky , officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state located in the east south-central region of the United States. Although styled as the State of Kentucky in the law creating it, Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth . Originally a part of Virginia, in 1792 Kentucky became the 15th state to join the Union. Kentucky is the 37th most extensive and the 26th most populous of the 50 United States. Kentucky is known as the Bluegrass State, a nickname based on the bluegrass found in many of its pastures due to the fertile soil. One of the major regions in Kentucky is the Bluegrass Region in central Kentucky, which house...
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  • 1. The Abbey of Gethsemani Trappist
    The Abbey of Our Lady of Gethsemani is a monastery near Bardstown, Kentucky, in Nelson County, a part of the Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance , better known as the Trappists. Founded on 21 December 1848 and raised to an abbey in 1851, Gethsemani is considered to be the motherhouse of all Trappist and Trappistine monasteries in the United States of America. Gethsemani is the oldest monastery in the United States that is still operating. Following the Rule of Saint Benedict, the Trappist monks live a contemplative life of faithful prayer and work. The monastery is situated on a working farm of 2,000 acres . The monks support themselves and the abbey through its store, Gethsemani Farms, offering handmade fruitcake, and bourbon fudge . Gethsemani was the home of Trappist monk, soc...
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  • 3. Cathedral of the Assumption Louisville
    This is a list of cathedrals in the United States, including both actual cathedrals and a few prominent churches from non-episcopal denominations that have the word cathedral in their names. The United States is, according to some ways of working it out, home to the largest Anglican cathedral in the world; the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine in New York City. For a complete list of the 193 cathedrals of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States, see List of the Catholic cathedrals of the United States. For other countries, see: List of cathedrals. See also: Dioceses of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America List of Coptic Orthodox Churches in the United States List of largest church buildings in the world List of basilicas
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  • 4. St. Joseph Catholic Church Bowling Green
    The cinema of the United States, often metonymously referred to as Hollywood, has had a profound effect on the film industry in general since the early 20th century. The dominant style of American cinema is classical Hollywood cinema, which developed from 1917 to 1960 and characterizes most films made there to this day. While Frenchmen Auguste and Louis Lumière are generally credited with the birth of modern cinema, American cinema quickly came to be the most dominant force in the industry as it emerged. It produces the largest number of films of any single-language national cinema, with more than 800 English-language films released on average every year. While the national cinemas of the United Kingdom , Canada , and Australia and New Zealand also produce films in the same language, they...
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