Colleges
...xamining the founding of the ten Catholic colleges reveals the changing history of the city of Philadelphia. Explore the exhibit on our Omeka site: https://omeka.chrc-phila.org/exhibits/show/colleges...
Our Lady of Czestochowa Dedication
...Halvey_T201_010 New Shrine Built The chapel became a popular pilgrimage site for Polish Americans and soon plans were made for a new larger shrine. Atop of Beacon Hill in Doylestown, ground would be broken on August, 23, 1964. The shrine would be completed in time for the Polish Millennium
Martin I. J. Griffin papers, 1842-1950 (MC 8)
...assistant editor to the newly established Catholic Standard and Times, the official Philadelphia diocesan newspaper, from 1870 to 1873. Griffin founded the American Catholic Historical Society in 1884 and served as its secretary. He also belonged to several other historical associations, including the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick Society of
Catholic Philopatrian Literary Institute
...he discussed the idea starting such a group. The following week, the first official meeting was held at Old St. Mary’s Rectory with 14 men in attendance.[3] There they picked the name Philopatrian, meaning “love of one’s country” and the motto of “Revere the Church thy Mother and love thy