tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2804666945734201740.post7735848035441316107..comments2024-01-31T08:30:03.443-07:00Comments on Churches of the West: St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church, Casper WyomingPat, Marcus & Alexishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13097254988446524947noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2804666945734201740.post-58295045255898990212018-01-04T06:15:21.110-07:002018-01-04T06:15:21.110-07:00Largely Irish. I don't know if any of the wor...Largely Irish. I don't know if any of the workers were Italian, and given the size of the structure and the time at which it was built I wouldn't be surprised if a Denver based, or other out of state construction company, built it (although I don't know that), but there would have been a complete lack of Italian influence in the community both then and later. While there are of course Italian Americans in the community and no doubt in the Parish, it was the Irish that absolutely demographically dominated the early history of the Parish followed by, most like, those of German extraction. Many of the early Priests were Irish or Irish Americans.<br /><br />The only community in Wyoming that has a significant Italian population is Rock Springs, which has two Catholic churches, neither of which has an Italian influenced name, but one of which does have an Eastern European influenced name, reflecting the large Slavic demographic there. St. Anthony, however, is recalled in at least four Wyoming Catholic churches around the state, none of which have ever had a significant Italian population.Pat, Marcus & Alexishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13097254988446524947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2804666945734201740.post-68534620127884739932018-01-03T19:04:20.554-07:002018-01-03T19:04:20.554-07:00What was the ethnic composition of this parish in ...What was the ethnic composition of this parish in 1910 and were any of the workers/builders Italian?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2804666945734201740.post-7405093600893197982013-05-01T13:28:29.942-06:002013-05-01T13:28:29.942-06:00What a pretty church!
And how neat to see the phot...What a pretty church!<br />And how neat to see the photo of your parent's wedding. <br /><br />Thanks for sharing that.Tammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01375047719439206884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2804666945734201740.post-27669037148983822252012-07-18T19:29:18.682-06:002012-07-18T19:29:18.682-06:00I recently photographed St. Leo's Catholic Chu...I recently photographed St. Leo's Catholic Church in Lewistown Montana which bears a striking resemblance to St. Anthony's. For those who might be interested, the link is here, but you can also run a search for it here on this blog.<br /><br />http://churchesofthewest.blogspot.com/2012/07/st-leo-catholic-church-lewistown-montana.htmlPat, Marcus & Alexishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13097254988446524947noreply@blogger.com