St. Peter Claver
...1906.[12] Eventually, the parish became the mother church for the growing number of Black Catholic churches in the city. The church would continue to play an important part in the lives of Black Catholics until its closure in 1985.[13] Despite the church’s closure, the spirit of the parish lived on
Black Catholics in Philadelphia and The Journal
...d John King The Black Catholic community continued to grow during the 19th century. The Jesuit priest Father Barbelin opened a school, Blessed St. Peter Claver, for black children on Lombard St. in 1859, which was later taught by the Sisters of Providence from Baltimore. By the 1880s, black Catholics
Temperance Movement
...the annual convention.[11] Membership began to increase by the turn of the century, with over 1,000 societies associated with the CTAU, giving them a membership of over 66,000.[12] President Roosevelt speaking before C.T.A.U. delegates and United Mine Workers of America http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2013647511/resource/ One of the largest events held by the CTAU
Day of Great Joy: Sisters of St. Joseph in Philadelphia
...rom the stables for the first few days.[6] Soon Bishops Nuemann and Wood visited and helped get the new motherhouse organized. It would be the Coadjutor Bishop Wood that gave the area its name of Mount St. Joseph since the house lay on a high hill overlooking most of Wissahickon.[7]