1832 Cholera Outbreak in Philadelphia and Duffy’s Cut
...ee of the Almshouse, later known as Philadelphia General Hospital, asked Bishop Kenrick if he could request the help of the Sisters of Charity to serve as nurses. The order, founded by Elizabeth Ann Seton, already had a presence in the city. In 1814, at the request of then Bishop
Influenza Pandemic and the Sisters
.../Research-Online/Pages/1918-Influenza-Epidemic.aspx. [3] Letter from Archbishop Dougherty dated Oct 4th 1918. SB-10, April 7, 1917- Feb. 12, 1920, Catholic Historical Research Center of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. [4] Letter from Rodgers, secretary of the board of health, Oct. 25, 1918. SB-10, April 7, 1917- Feb. 12, 1920, Catholic Historical Research Center
St. Peter Claver
...was able to purchase an old Presbyterian church. On January 3, 1892, Archbishop Ryan dedicated the new church, among those in attendance were Katharine Drexel and other members of the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament.[7] In October 1898, the church would have the first designated shrine in the archdiocese, which
Philadelphia’s Third Archbishop
...rchdiocese of Philadelphia in 1895; and in 1897, was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia and Titular Bishop of Scilium. The transition in leadership from Ryan to Prendergast seemed to have been fairly seamless, with Prendergast following a course similar to the one his predecessor had set with the goal of