Dedication of the Catholic Sts. Peter and Paul Cathedral in Philadelphia on the 20th. of November 1864
Historical Images of Philadelphia Castner Scrapbook Collection
Item Info
Item No: pdcc00171
Title: Dedication of the Catholic Sts. Peter and Paul Cathedral in Philadelphia on the 20th. of November 1864
Additional Title: Bishop Wood blesses the walls of the cathedral.
Historic Street Address:
18th & Race Streets
Media Type: Scrapbooks
Source: Print and Picture Collection
Notes:
Engraving on wood depicts Bishop James Wood blessing the walls of the Cathedral of Sts. Peter & Paul on the day it was dedicated, November 20th., 1864. Bishop Kendrick initiated the building of the cathedral in 1846 at a time when catholics were a minority in Philadelphia and a growing anti-catholic sentiment had led to the "know-nothing riots" only two years before. In order to prevent vandalism there were no windows built at street level. In 1875, when Philadelphia was raised to the rank of Archdiocese, Bishop Wood became the first Archbishop of Philadelphia.
Caption is written in old style German text.
Notes:
Source :http://cathedralphila.org/about/about-the-cathedral#history
Geocode Latitude: Geocode Longitude:-75.169231
Geocode Latitude:39.956871
Call Number: A917.481 P536 v.3
Creator Name: Castner, Samuel, Jr., 1843-1929 - Compiler
Wood, James Frederick, 1813-1883
Kenrick, Francis Patrick, 1796-1863
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