The Day the Bronx Bomber Played in Kensington
...ctators, the largest crowd ever to witness an independent baseball game in Philadelphia up to that time. The grandstands were overflowing. Hundreds of spectators jammed the field and the enclosures. Crowds packed the hills by the Pennsylvania Railroad tracks. Uncounted numbers stood on rooftops and hung out of factory windows.
Neumann Canonization
...ng made to open his cause for canonization. In May of 1886, the Diocese of Philadelphia and his order, the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer (Redemptorists), held the first session to examine the life of John Neumann for evidence of his virtue. Neumann Canonization in Rome On December
Recently Processed Collection: John Gilmary Shea Correspondence
...iladelphia. (1897). Records of the American Catholic Historical Society of Philadelphia Vol. VIII No. 1. Philadelphia: The Society. Archives Archives Select Month July 2024 May 2024 April 2024 March 2024 January 2024 November 2023 October 2023 May 2023 April 2023 March 2023 February 2023 January 2023 December 2022 September 2022
Temperance Movement
...well. For instance, the Catholic Total Abstinence Union of the Diocese of Philadelphia formed in March of 1872, comprising of two societies and 150 members.[7] CTAU printed material, AC0077 CHRC In order to fulfill its mission and pledge, the CTAU relied on public rallies in order to gain support and