Cathedral of the Incarnation

History & Significance

Cathedral · Est. Dedicated July 26, 1914 (construction began 1910)

The Cathedral of the Incarnation, at 2015 West End Avenue in Nashville, Tennessee, was commissioned by Bishop Thomas Sebastian Byrne, who purchased the property in 1902, and designed by Nashville architect Fred Asmus. Construction began in 1910 and the church was dedicated on July 26, 1914. It serves as the cathedral seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Nashville, the third cathedral in the diocese's history. Its design was inspired by Roman churches, notably San Martino ai Monti.

Italianate / Italian Renaissance Revival

• •Cathedral seat (mother church) of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Nashville
• •Dedicated July 26, 1914; construction began in 1910
• •Commissioned by Bishop Thomas Sebastian Byrne and designed by Nashville architect Fred Asmus
• •Third cathedral in the history of the Diocese of Nashville, succeeding earlier seats
• •Design inspired by the Roman basilica San Martino ai Monti, with the bell tower modeled on San Lorenzo in Damaso