Title	St. Joseph Statue
Subject	Religion in Ohio Sculpture
Place	Columbus (Ohio) Franklin County (Ohio)
Description	This statue stood in a niche in the original Josephinum building on the corner of Friend St (now Main St.) and 18th Street in Columbus. It depicts St. Joseph, patron of the Josephinum, holding the Christ Child. The statue stands 5 feet (1.52 meters) high. In 1877 Father John Joseph Jessing received permission from Bishop Sylvester Rosecrans to establish what eventually became the Josephinum in Columbus. Jessing, a German immigrant, had established an orphanage in Pomeroy that he funded through the publication of the Ohio Waisenfreund (Ohio Orphans' Friend), a German language newspaper, but felt that he could accomplish more in a larger city. The institution was originally located at 831 East Main, then known as Friend Street, at the corner of 18th Street. Jessing started various trade opportunities for the orphans including the Josephinum Church Furniture Company. In 1888, he started the Collegium Josephinum to train young men for the priesthood and to minister primarily to German-speaking immigrants.
Date of Original	1877 circa
Collection	Josephinum Collection
Source	Historical object(s) or artifact(s);
Submitting Institution	Pontifical College Josephinum
Rights	Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests or more information, go to http://www.ohiohistory.org/images/information
Type	StillImage
File Name	Om1049_1025651_017.tif
Image Height	2310
Image Width	1574
File Size	942.304 KB
Format	picture objects

St. Joseph Statue

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