Francis Kenrick
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Francis Patrick Kenrick was an Irish-born Catholic prelate who served as bishop of Philadelphia and archbishop of Baltimore.
Francis Patrick Kenrick
St. Charles Borromeo Seminary, Ambler, Pennsylvania (2024)
Title page, Douay Old Testament
The Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul is the see church for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the cathedral was dedicated in 1864 and designated a minor
Francis Kenrick
…from 35,000 to 170,000. In 1849, he purchased a farm in West Philadelphia for construction of Cathedral Cemetery. He also began construction on the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul and oversaw the rebuilding of St. Michael and St. Augustine following the Bible riots. Following the death of Archbishop Samuel Eccleston on April 22…
Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Philadelphia
Cathedral chancel prior to the addition of the apse (1903)
Basilica interior (2011)
Basilica dome (2011)