Canonization of Saint John Neumann

...sed John Nepomucene Neumann bishop, performed by his Holiness Paul VI, June 19 1977 (Vatican City: Tipografia Poliglotto Vaticana, 1977), 11-12. [2] AC 2010.061 Box 1 Philadelphinensis Beatificationis et Canonizationis Servi Dei Joannis Nepomuceni Neumann. Olim Episcopi Philadelphiensis et Alumni Congnis SSini Redemptoris, Session 1, May 1886. [3] P010.319: Bishop

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Research guide for parish histories

...cles concerning the parishes, especially if they closed. Parish files after 1930 are closed to researchers except by special permission from the Chancery.   Visual materials CHRC has numerous images of churches, religious persons, events and places relating to the history of the Archdiocese. Although not comprehensive, researchers can view

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Pope visit

...344A_005 Halvey_344A_002   U.S. Tour Over the course of ten days in October 1979, Pope John Paul II visited 6 cities in the United States. He spent two of those days in the City of Philadelphia. Arriving at Philadelphia International Airport at three in the afternoon on October 3rd, 1979,

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Packard, Butler and Partridge Lithograph Collection

...Butler was a lithographer from New York City. The firm first appears in the 1879 Philadelphia City Directory as Packard and Butler, Lithographers and was located at 716 Filbert Street. In 1883 they were joined by David Anson Partridge, a photo-lithographer originally from Vermont. The firm was re-named as Packard,

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