{"id":337,"date":"2012-12-01T03:15:55","date_gmt":"2012-12-01T03:15:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/seththompson.info\/sacredspacesne\/?p=337"},"modified":"2025-10-17T14:08:01","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T14:08:01","slug":"st-patricks-church-newcastle-maine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seththompson.info\/sacredspacesne\/st-patricks-church-newcastle-maine\/","title":{"rendered":"Saint Patrick\u2019s Church, Newcastle, Maine"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='ggpkg_container_0_337' style='width:100%; height:300px; position: relative;'>\nLoading&#8230;\n<\/div>\n<script type='text\/javascript' src='https:\/\/seththompson.info\/sacredspacesne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012_08_17_St_Patricks_Old_Church_Newcastle_ME\/pano2vr_player.js'><\/script>\n<script type='text\/javascript' src='https:\/\/seththompson.info\/sacredspacesne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012_08_17_St_Patricks_Old_Church_Newcastle_ME\/skin.js'><\/script>\n<script type='text\/javascript'>\nwindow.addEventListener('load',function() {\nif  (typeof _2012_08_17_St_Patricks_Old_Church_Newcastle_ME_pano2vrPlayer != 'undefined') {\n\tpano_0_337=new _2012_08_17_St_Patricks_Old_Church_Newcastle_ME_pano2vrPlayer('ggpkg_container_0_337');\n} else {\n\tpano_0_337=new pano2vrPlayer('ggpkg_container_0_337');\n}\nif  (typeof _2012_08_17_St_Patricks_Old_Church_Newcastle_ME_pano2vrSkin != 'undefined') {\n\tskin_0_337=new _2012_08_17_St_Patricks_Old_Church_Newcastle_ME_pano2vrSkin(pano_0_337, 'https:\/\/seththompson.info\/sacredspacesne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012_08_17_St_Patricks_Old_Church_Newcastle_ME\/');\n} else {\n\tskin_0_337=new pano2vrSkin(pano_0_337, 'https:\/\/seththompson.info\/sacredspacesne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012_08_17_St_Patricks_Old_Church_Newcastle_ME\/');\n}\npano_0_337.readConfigUrlAsync('https:\/\/seththompson.info\/sacredspacesne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012_08_17_St_Patricks_Old_Church_Newcastle_ME\/pano.xml');\nvar contentOverflow = document.getElementById('content') ? document.getElementById('content').style.overflow : '';\npano_0_337.addListener('fullscreenenter', function() {\n\tif (document.getElementById('content')) {\n\t\tdocument.getElementById('content').style.overflow = 'visible';\n\t}\n});\npano_0_337.addListener('fullscreenexit', function() {\n\tif (document.getElementById('content')) {\n\t\tdocument.getElementById('content').style.overflow = contentOverflow;\n\t}\n});\n\n});\n<\/script>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:14px; line-height: 16px;\"><em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/seththompson.info\/sacredspacesne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012_08_17_St_Patricks_Old_Church_Newcastle_ME\/\" target=\"_blank\">Click here<\/a> to view the 360-degree panoramic image fullscreen on your iPhone or iPad.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Perched on a hill near the Damariscotta River resides <a title=\"St. Patrick\u2019s Church\" href=\"http:\/\/www.allsaintsmaine.com\/churches\/st-patrick\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Saint Patrick\u2019s Church<\/a>, the oldest Catholic church in continual use in New England. Completed in 1808, Saint Patrick\u2019s was designed by Irish architect Nicholas Codd in the Federal style and houses a bell forged by Paul Revere himself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Much like the turmoil that occurred during the Revolutionary War, the township of Newcastle fought its own battle when an anti-Catholic sentiment swept the United States in the mid-19th century. Friendship between Newcastle\u2019s Catholics and Protestants saved the church from arson in 1854. The community staved off the mob; no lives were lost and St. Patrick\u2019s survived.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The church, which is constructed of eighteen inch thick brick walls, achieved its founders\u2019 goal of constructing \u201ca good brick church\u201d\u2014unintentionally emblematic of the strong community which it has served for over 200 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Below is the new sanctuary at Saint Patrick&#8217;s Church.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div id='ggpkg_container_1_337' style='width:100%; height:300px; position: relative;'>\nLoading&#8230;\n<\/div>\n<script type='text\/javascript' src='https:\/\/seththompson.info\/sacredspacesne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012_08_31_St_Patricks_New__Newcastle_Me\/pano2vr_player.js'><\/script>\n<script type='text\/javascript' src='https:\/\/seththompson.info\/sacredspacesne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012_08_31_St_Patricks_New__Newcastle_Me\/skin.js'><\/script>\n<script type='text\/javascript'>\nwindow.addEventListener('load',function() {\nif  (typeof _2012_08_31_St_Patricks_New__Newcastle_Me_pano2vrPlayer != 'undefined') {\n\tpano_1_337=new _2012_08_31_St_Patricks_New__Newcastle_Me_pano2vrPlayer('ggpkg_container_1_337');\n} else {\n\tpano_1_337=new pano2vrPlayer('ggpkg_container_1_337');\n}\nif  (typeof _2012_08_31_St_Patricks_New__Newcastle_Me_pano2vrSkin != 'undefined') {\n\tskin_1_337=new _2012_08_31_St_Patricks_New__Newcastle_Me_pano2vrSkin(pano_1_337, 'https:\/\/seththompson.info\/sacredspacesne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012_08_31_St_Patricks_New__Newcastle_Me\/');\n} else {\n\tskin_1_337=new pano2vrSkin(pano_1_337, 'https:\/\/seththompson.info\/sacredspacesne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012_08_31_St_Patricks_New__Newcastle_Me\/');\n}\npano_1_337.readConfigUrlAsync('https:\/\/seththompson.info\/sacredspacesne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012_08_31_St_Patricks_New__Newcastle_Me\/pano.xml');\nvar contentOverflow = document.getElementById('content') ? document.getElementById('content').style.overflow : '';\npano_1_337.addListener('fullscreenenter', function() {\n\tif (document.getElementById('content')) {\n\t\tdocument.getElementById('content').style.overflow = 'visible';\n\t}\n});\npano_1_337.addListener('fullscreenexit', function() {\n\tif (document.getElementById('content')) {\n\t\tdocument.getElementById('content').style.overflow = contentOverflow;\n\t}\n});\n\n});\n<\/script>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:14px; line-height: 16px;\"><em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/seththompson.info\/sacredspacesne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012_08_31_St_Patricks_New__Newcastle_Me\/\" target=\"_blank\">Click here<\/a> to view the 360-degree panoramic image fullscreen on your iPhone or iPad.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Click here to view the 360-degree panoramic image fullscreen on your iPhone or iPad. 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