Thomas Nast Anti-Irish Cartoons
...Atlantic in the Revolutionary Era, eds. Jerry Bannister, Liam Riordan, (Toronto, University of Toronto Press, 2012), 218. [8] Benjamin Justice, “Thomas Nast and the Public School of the 1870s,” History of Education Quarterly, Vol. 45, No. 2 (Summer, 2005), 177. [9] Michele Walfred, “‘Bravo, Bravo’: Thomas Nast Cover- 29 July,
Philadelphia’s First Catholic Cathedral
...ded all religious services at the church until the trustees backed down a month later. Due to all these issues, Kenrick sought to move the cathedral to a new church. Finally in 1838, Kenrick designated St. John the Evangelist as the new pro-Cathedral. Despite the rocky relationship between the trustees
Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
...he role of architect and began where he left off 20 years prior. Building continued through the rest of the 1950s, with the official dedication held on November 20th, 1959.[17] The building of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception has been a long project, which continues
Parish and School Closing
...2, Anthony Cardinal Bevilacqua announced plans to examine the closing of a number of parishes in North Philadelphia and the city of Chester. Both areas saw a major decrease in parishioners, with both areas losing around 60% of registered members from 1970 to 1990. Due to this and lingering financial