Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
...merging of Byzantine and Romanesque styles.[3] The change in design had a number of reasons, which the architect, Charles Maginnis, stated arose out of a desire for a “distinctively American” church that would allow for a blending of the architecture in Washington D.C.[4] Another practical reason was the contemporary building
Daughters of Charity Nursed Wounded Civil War Soldiers at West Philadelphia hospital
...ing the Battle of Gettysburg which occurred during July 1863, the greatest number of wounded were admitted to the hospital in a single month. The following month of August saw the greatest number of deaths in any one month, averaging at least one per day. In just one year, patients
Temperance Movement
...but objections from Canadian societies also in attendance resulted in the change.[5] Catholic Total Abstinence Union https://omeka.chrc-phila.org/items/show/7025 Members of the union pledged to “abstain from… the sin of intemperance” and to “change the wretched abode of the drunkard into a home of peace and prosperity,” highlighting the belief that drinking
An “Un-American Invention”?: Catholics and the Issue of Prohibition
...of the major opponents since they believed it was more important to affect change by moral suasion than through law. Indeed, after the passage of the 18th Amendment, the Catholic Total Abstinence Union believed Prohibition would be ineffective without their continued work to change the public’s sentiments on alcohol.[7] Proceedings