St. Frances Cabrini Catholic Church is a historic

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building in

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. It was formerly the

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of the

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and was named St. Philomena's Cathedral at that time. The church and the rectory are listed on the

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and are also

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under the St. Philomena name.

History

The Spanish Renaissance Revival style church was built in 1908 as St. Philomena's Cathedral. It served the Diocese of Omaha as its cathedral church until St. Cecilia's Cathedral was substantially completed in 1916. The church was designed by Omaha architect

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. The name of the church was changed in 1958 to honor the first American citizen to be canonized a saint,

Frances Xavier Cabrini Frances Xavier Cabrini ( it, Francesca Saverio Cabrini; July 15, 1850 – December 22, 1917), also called Mother Cabrini, was an Italian-American Catholic religious sister. She founded the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, a ...

. It was named an Omaha Landmark in 1979 and it was added to the National Register in 1980.

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