Thomas Nast Anti-Irish Cartoons
...which was represented by Columbia dressed in pure white and holding a whip labeled “law.”[9] Thus for Nast, the riots that the Irish Catholics were regularly involved in demonstrated clear evidence of their inferiority and justified his concern that they would be a threat to democracy. "Chorus of Rising Patriots
Philadelphia’s First Catholic Cathedral
...cemetery for Old St. Joseph’s, Old St. Mary’s was referred to as “Mission Number 1” as St. Joseph’s was seen as the principal place of worship. The church was originally 50 feet by 80 feet and the entrance was through 5th street. Both George Washington and John Adams attended Vespers
Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
...ome.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/BASILICA-BACKGROUNDER-2016.pdf; “CPI Inflation Calculator,” Bureau of Labor Statistics, https://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/cpicalc.pl?cost1=400.00&year1=191301&year2=201709. [2] Thomas Tweed, America's Church: The National Shrine and Catholic Presence in the Nation's Capital, (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2011), 45. [3] Ibid., 25. [4] Ibid., 24. [5] “Architecture,” Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate...
Parish and School Closing
...ey_667J_013 Halvey_677J_024 Parishes Merge In 1992, 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.