Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
...ry French Gothic Cathedral; however, eventually Shahan and the Building Committee, which Cardinal Dougherty served as the chairman, choose an architectural firm that proposed the 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
Packard, Butler and Partridge Lithograph Collection
...Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Mississippi, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Virginia, Wisconsin, and a few from Canada, mainly Montreal. Almost nothing is known about why the company chose to specialize in church lithographs or how they solicited business or performed
American Federation of Catholic Societies
...e national and state level that had the most impact was the legislative committee. These committees would meet to review bills and the propose changes or voice opposition. The national committee campaigned against loosing divorce laws and supported legislation that aided non-public schools.[11] The local county branches of the AFCS
Philadelphia’s First Bishop
...e encompassed the entire United States. Between 1790 and 1820, one-quarter-million immigrants arrived in the United States. By 1810, the city and county of Philadelphia had over 100,000 inhabitants. As the number of Catholics in the United States grew, Bishop John Carroll of Baltimore suggested that his immense diocese be