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.
The Centennial Fountain
...AU). The resolution passed with the stated goal of the fountain being a “testimony to the patriotic feeling of the Catholic Total Abstainers all over the United States.”[1] CHRC Catholic Standard, March 25, 1876, SB1, page 224 With the approval and backing of the national society, the Philadelphia chapter began