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

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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

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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

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Cardinal Dougherty and His Golden Jubilee

...tholic Standard and Times, 05/24/1940, 2. [17] “Text of Bishop O’Hara’s Sermon,” Catholic Standard and Times, 06/07/1940, 9. Archives Archives Select Month July 2024 May 2024 April 2024 March 2024 January 2024 November 2023 October 2023 May 2023 April 2023 March 2023 February 2023 January 2023 December 2022 September 2022

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