Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception

...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 desire for a “distinctively American” church that would allow for a blending of the architecture in Washington D.C.[4] Another practical reason was the contemporary building

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Catholics Responses to the Spanish Civil War

...h bishops and many ordinary Catholics sided with the Nationalists. In some ways it was a marriage of necessity, as the Spanish government was seen as openly anti-Catholic. It had taken ownership of Church property, outlawed the Jesuits, and forbid religious orders from teaching.[1] Due to these restrictions, many saw

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Thomas Nast (1840-1902)

...lephant and drawing the modern image of Santa Claus. However, he also used cartoons to express his dislike of Catholicism. Thomas Nast’s cartoons dealt with Anti-Catholicism in two different ways, the first focused on the menace of the pope and the second dealt with the threat to the public school

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Thomas Nast Anti-Catholic Cartoons

...ounty. Thomas Nast’s cartoons dealt with Anti-Catholicism in two different ways, the first focused on the menace of the pope and the second dealt with the threat to the public school system. "'The Promised Land,' as seen from the Dome of St. Peter's, Rome" https://omeka.chrc-phila.org/items/show/7354 "Tied to His Mother's Apron-Strings"

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