St. Caspar Church

Four stones embedded in the canopy pillars bear the ancient Greek symbol IHC, the first three letters of Jesus' name in Greek. The stones came from the second church on Clinton Street in Wauseon, which no longer exists, and remain along with a cornerstone showing that St. Caspar's Church was erected in 1895. Bishop Ignatius Horstman of the Cleveland Diocese dedicated the church on September 6, 1896, in honor of St. Caspar, although the stone was mistakenly engraved as St. Casper. It is believed that Fr. Delbaere, the pastor in 1875, chose St. Caspar as the church's patron saint. According to the 8th century English historian St. Bede, Caspar, along with Melchior and Balthasar, was one of the Magi directed by a mysterious star to the Christ Child in Bethlehem.

Wauseon, Ohio · United States