Misericordia Hospital

...ld allow students to be exposed to more treatments of various diseases.The last class of nurses graduated in 1971 due to the closing of the the nursing program.[15] The hospital would continue to expand with a new cancer treatment center opened in 1992 and and an emergency care facility in

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Parish Mapping Project

...e resource to all those studying the history of the Catholic Church in the city of Philadelphia and the neighboring counties.   View the 1971 parish boundary map here: https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1kAuttxjUNIOTogr05zzDB31kB9gq4myC&usp=sharing View the 1921 parish boundary map here: https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=12hZun1-1hUN1DowqK7ICETiiYl4dIndo&usp=sharing View the 1891 parish boundary map here: https://www.google.com/maps/d...

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Victory Mass

...r reaching parishes for those who were unable to make the journey into the city.[3] Since the logistics for organizing this Mass were very involved, Dougherty requested $100 from each parish to offset the expenses.[4]   SB-26; CHRC     On the day of the Mass, over 21,000 people were

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