1832 Cholera Outbreak in Philadelphia and Duffy’s Cut
...dents fled from the city to the countryside. August proved to be the worst month with well over a hundred cases a day reported. A significant number of those cases resulted in death. The worst days in the city were August 6, when there were 176 cases and 71 deaths,
Influenza Pandemic and the Sisters
...es of many throughout the city and keep the worst pandemic from being even more deadly. SB-10, April 7, 1917- Feb. 12, 1920, CHRC For more information on the Spanish Flu and the archdiocese's response visit our digital exhibit "The Spanish Lady in the City of Brotherly Love: The Archdiocese
St. Peter Claver
...needed, which was dedicated in 1906.[12] Eventually, the parish became the mother church for the growing number of Black Catholic churches in the city. The church would continue to play an important part in the lives of Black Catholics until its closure in 1985.[13] Despite the church’s closure, the spirit
Philadelphia’s Third Archbishop
...nd Building Committee, was on the Board of Trustees of the Clerical Fund, among other activities, and directed the Catholic Total Abstinence Society and St. Vincent de Paul Society, among other activities. In addition to his duties at St. Malachy's, he was named vicar general of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia