Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "St. Stanislaus Kostka Church is an independent Catholic church located in the city of St. Louis, Missouri. Formerly a Roman Catholic parish, it was established in 1880 to serve the Polish community in the Archdiocese of St. Louis. It is considered to be the best example of the opulent Polish Cathedral style of architecture west of the Mississippi River.The church is notable for a highly publicized dispute over control of the parish and its assets between the church's lay board of directors and the Archdiocese of St. Louis. In December 2005, the Archbishop Raymond Leo Burke declared the parish's board members and its priest, Marek Bozek, excommunicated and announced his intention to suppress the parish, that is, disband it, with the likelihood that the premises would be sold. The church responded by holding a Christmas Eve Mass attended by 1,500-2,000 people. The church and the Archdiocese settled their legal dispute in 2013.The church continues to be maintained and managed by its parishioners as a not-for-profit corporation, calling itself \"Catholic\", but which is unaffiliated with the Roman Catholic Church."@en }
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- St._Stanislaus_Kostka_Church_(St._Louis,_Missouri) abstract "St. Stanislaus Kostka Church is an independent Catholic church located in the city of St. Louis, Missouri. Formerly a Roman Catholic parish, it was established in 1880 to serve the Polish community in the Archdiocese of St. Louis. It is considered to be the best example of the opulent Polish Cathedral style of architecture west of the Mississippi River.The church is notable for a highly publicized dispute over control of the parish and its assets between the church's lay board of directors and the Archdiocese of St. Louis. In December 2005, the Archbishop Raymond Leo Burke declared the parish's board members and its priest, Marek Bozek, excommunicated and announced his intention to suppress the parish, that is, disband it, with the likelihood that the premises would be sold. The church responded by holding a Christmas Eve Mass attended by 1,500-2,000 people. The church and the Archdiocese settled their legal dispute in 2013.The church continues to be maintained and managed by its parishioners as a not-for-profit corporation, calling itself \"Catholic\", but which is unaffiliated with the Roman Catholic Church.".