Portrait photograph of Robert M. O'Reilly, circa 1870

A lengthy and active military career

...eneral Field Hospital near Chattanooga Creek, Chattanooga, Tennessee, March 12, 1864 In 1867, O'Reilly was sent to several army posts in the southwest and was then stationed in Wyoming Territory ending up at Fort Laramie, Wyoming. While there, he was involved in clashes between the U.S. military and the Sioux

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...Contact us Catholic Historical Research Center of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia (CHRC) 6719 Calvert Street Philadelphia, PA 19149 Phone: (215) 904-8149 Email: archives@chrc-phila.org...

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Parish Histories and Calendars

...dars for over three hundred parishes. The date range for most is from about 1920 to 1955. Most of the calendars are those from parishes currently located within the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. Others are from parishes located in surrounding dioceses. The Parish Calendars are similar to current parish bulletins in

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Pilgrimage of Hope

...e Lateran Palace from the reign of Constantine until the move to Avignon in 1309. When the Papacy returned to Rome in 1377, the Lateran Palace was found in ruin due to misuse and fire. When Pope Sixtus moved the Papal residence to Saint Peter's Basilica, part of the palace

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