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The church the circus built: back when Ringling Brothers ruled Sarasota, it rallied around St. Martha's Catholic church.

Publication: Sarasota Magazine
Publication Date: 01-JAN-05 		Format: Online - approximately 1035 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: The church the circus built: back when Ringling Brothers ruled Sarasota, it rallied around St. Martha's Catholic church.(history)

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ask any of the retired circus performers of Sarasota, and you'll hear it over and over: St. Martha's is the church the circus built.

The history of Sarasota's oldest Catholic church is deeply intertwined with the Greatest Show on Earth. St. Martha's is designated the official "U.S.A. Circus Church," and one of its huge stained glass windows recognizes the contributions of the Ringling Brothers to the community. In fact, if it weren't for the generosity of circus performers, there might not be a church at all.

The current church, at the corner of Fruitville Road and North Orange Avenue, was built during the Great Depression, hardly the best time to start a major construction project. However, a series of benefit circus shows helped secure the money needed to complete the building in 1941.

The shows started in 1935. The circus magazine White Tops described the first production: "A conveniently bright full moon in the...

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