Hometown Saint: Katharine Drexel and the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament in Philadelphia
...ights, Katharine Drexel and the SBS paid special attention to the needs of African Americans in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. Her work to build schools for African-Americans began before she entered the religious life and continued as SBS staffed these schools. While still a lay person, Katharine’s generosity enabled a
Building of the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul
...Cathedral of Sts. Peter and Paul, Nov. 17, 1915. [4] Annual Report of the Central Committee of the Cathedral of SS. Peter and Paul, For the Year Ending December 31, 1846, 4. [5] Letter from Bishop Francis Kenrick to Bishop Peter Kenrick, 08/17/1846, MC72_30.148. [6] Virginia Dugan, A History of
Archdiocesan Superintendent of Schools records, 1890-1932 (MC 92)
...would act to upgrade and standardize the curriculum and practices of the decentralized feeder parish schools. In 1895, the board established a group of inspectors to oversee the schools, and in 1901 the power to appoint principals and teachers was transferred from local priests to the central board. The Archdiocesan
Black Catholic periodicals
...ears to have been due to the significant increase in missionary work among African Americans around this time as evidenced by the considerable number of journals devoted to black Catholic missions that began to be published towards the end of the 19th century. It was in 1886 that Daniel Rudd