Mary Brackett Willcox and Catholicism in the Suburbs

...rackett Willcox Alexander Frasi, C.M., November 03, 1843, omeka.chrc-phila.org/items/show/8649 After her conversion, she fully embraced her new faith. Every summer, Mary and James invited Kenrick, other priests, and seminarians to spend time at their home.[7] Over time she would develop special relationships with the seminarians to the point that in

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The Centennial Fountain

...ervatory, George's Hill (note the single statue on the left pedestal) https://libwww.freelibrary.org/digital/item/2278                             As the centennial year and the exhibition came to close, the fountain still remained unfinished. It would not be until March of 1877 that

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