Black Catholics in Philadelphia and The Journal
...ine Drexel, purchased the former Fourth Presbyterian Church located on the southwest corner of 12th and Lombard Streets, renaming it St. Peter Claver Church. The church was dedicated in 1892. St. Peter Claver Church, circa 1961 The Journal, most likely associated with the founding of the new parish, devoted its
Lawrence Francis Flick papers, 1889-1930 (MC 18)
...to educate the public and founded White Haven Sanitarium in 1901. Having a great interest in history, Flick was one of the founders of the American Catholic Historical Society (ACHS) and served as its president for a time. He also helped found the American Catholic Historical Association, and served as
The Story of Duffy’s Cut
..., “The fifty-seven Irish victims at Duffy’s Cut died building something of great consequence, and trains still pass over the place where they worked and died building Pennsylvania’s pioneering railroad.” An earlier blog, written in 2010, talks about cholera and its impact within Philadelphia: https://chrc-phila.org/1832-cholera-outbreak-in-philadelphia-and-duffys-cut/ Archives Archives Select Month
Archbishop Ryan
...t Vatican Council.[5] Contemporaries of Ryan were always quick to note his great wit and skills as an orator.[6] When Ryan was appointed as Archbishop of Philadelphia in 1884, there were 300,000 Catholics in the archdiocese. Over his 27 years in charge, Ryan would build 170 churches, 82 schools, and