Collections

...ithin the Archdiocese as well as those of other dioceses located in the Mid-Atlantic region. The ACHS collection also includes 19th and 20th- century Catholic newspapers, journals, and pamphlets published throughout the United States, as well as the manuscripts of prominent Catholic clergy and laity. Other published materials in the

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FAQ

...or burial records, with two exceptions: Holy Trinity: Death Registers: 1790-1836, 1848-1872 and Old St. Mary’s: Burial Registers: 1823-1878; Funeral Registers: 1856-1874; Death Registers: 1837-1856 (Lists cause of death) Back to top Q: Do you have school records? A: Although CHRC has some administrative materials concerning Archdiocesan schools as well

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Saint John Neumann and the Forty Hours Devotion

...two churches: Saint Michael’s and Saint Augustine’s. Furthermore, the Know-Nothing Party continued the spread of nativist and Anti-Catholic rhetoric. [1]   Despite the opposition, Bishop Neumann went ahead with plans of the implementation of the devotion. In The Church of St. Philip Neri: A History, a story is recounted: Wax

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