Marian Year

...ntal Church held on October 22, 1954. The congress was a joint celebration between the Exarchate of the Byzantine Rite, the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia, and the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. Ceremonies and Masses would be held at the Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, the Cathedral Basilica of

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Cardinal Dougherty and His Golden Jubilee

...ay, the parade route was laid out, with multiple parish groups starting on East-West streets and converging on Broad Street where they would then march to the stadium in South Philadelphia.[12]As the day approached, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported that 100,000 were expected to attend the Mass and many dignitaries would

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Elizabeth Sarah Kite and the Seminaries of France

...here and there in Belgium, France, Central countries, Ireland, and the far East, it would cause odious distinctions and open the gate to a thousand furhter [sic] demands that we are unable to answer.” Letter from Heuser. Postscript reads: "P.S. the MS is being returned by this post under other

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Day of Great Joy: Sisters of St. Joseph in Philadelphia

...bilee Sketch of Mt. St. Joseph, Chestnut Hill, 1858-1908 [6] P008.067 Elizabeth de Sales Dee, Mother St. John Fournier: a centenary reflection, 1975 [7] P018.408: A Centenary Tribute, 1858-1958 : Sisters of St. Joseph, Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1958 [8] IC117: Mount St. Joseph Academy Catalogue, 1883 [9] IC117: Alumni

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