Philadelphia’s First Catholic Cathedral
...races its history to 1763, when a second church was needed for the growing number of Catholics in the city. Built on land originally bought to serve as a cemetery for Old St. Joseph’s, Old St. Mary’s was referred to as “Mission Number 1” as St. Joseph’s was seen as
Parish and School Closing
...es. This almost forced Roman Catholic High School for Boys, the first diocesan high school in the country to close in 1988. While it was able to recover, other institutions would not be so lucky. Halvey_654J_021 Halvey_654J_022 Halvey_667J_004 Halvey_667J_009 Halvey_667J_013 Halvey_677J_024 Parishes Merge In 1992, Anthony Cardinal Bevilacqua announced
Packard, Butler and Partridge Lithograph Collection
...beled but generally are not. St. Stanislaus Church, Milwaukee, Wisconsin A number of the exterior views also include vignettes of the pastor or other parish buildings such as the school, rectory and convent or the former church. St. Mary's Church, Norwalk, Ohio The exterior views also have standard touches such
The Story of Duffy’s Cut
...l dead. Newspapers reported that cholera was to blame, though changing the number from 57 workers to about 8 or 9. Though commemorated and remembered by a few, which is indicated by a stone wall built in 1909, the story lay buried and forgotten. 1909 stone wall built by Martin