Misericordia Hospital
...y in 1996.[16] While Misericordia was renamed in 1997 to Mercy Hospital of Philadelphia and since 2008 has been known as Mercy Philadelphia Hospital, it has continuously served sick in Philadelphia for 100 years. [1] First Report of the Misericordia Hospital: July 2, 1918-May 31, 1920, 11. [2]
Hometown Saint: Katharine Drexel and the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament in Philadelphia
...tical classes, home visitations, and educational instruction. The SBS presence in West Philadelphia dates to 1913 with catechetical classes in local homes and as classes grew to in St. Ignatius parish. In 1924, Cardinal Dougherty ordered a new parish, called Holy Savior, be made for the Black Catholics in the
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