Influenza Pandemic and the Sisters
...hurch services until further notice.[3] The ban would remain in effect for most of October, being lifted once the flu ran its course on the 26th.[4] Archbishop Dennis Dougherty offered the use of archdiocesan buildings as temporary hospitals and enlisted all priests, non-cloistered nuns, and the members of the Society
St. Peter Claver
...he rectory. [1] Letter to Katharine Drexel, 3/26/1889, MC 76: 61.686 [2] Historic St. Peter Claver R.C. Church, 101st Anniversary, PH 120 [3] Souvenir of the Diamond Jubilee of St. peter Claver’s Parish, 1961, PH 120 [4] Golden Jubilee of St. Peter Claver’s, 1936, PH 120 [5] Golden Jubilee of
Philadelphia’s Third Archbishop
...ied, was ordained, and served in the in the Philadelphia Archdiocese for almo*]}*st a half-century by the time Pope Pius X appointed him Archbishop Patrick J. Ryan’s replacement in May 1911. He was installed as Archbishop July 26, 1911. Prendergast was the first graduate of St. Charles Borromeo Seminary to
Cardinal Dougherty and His Golden Jubilee
...t the “Kingdom of God has flourished wherever he set foot.”[17] One of the most striking parts of the Jubilee celebration was the living chalice created by diocesan high school students wearing coordinated colored robes. The Jubilee Mass was a major success with 60,000 more people attending than originally planned.