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Dedication of The Athenaeum
- When
- 1831-10-17
- Where
- Downtown Cincinnati
Bishop Edward Fenwick dedicated The Athenaeum to Saint Francis Xavier in Cincinnati on October 17, 1831, establishing its Jesuit patronage.
The Athenaeum, as it was then called, was dedicated to the patronage of Saint Francis Xavier by Bishop Edward Fenwick on October 17, 1831. This act honored the 16th-century Spanish Jesuit missionary and established the institution's religious identity in downtown Cincinnati.
Sources
- Xavier University Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-30
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