Historic church in Virginia, United States
United States historic place
The Church of the Sacred Heart, is a Catholic church in Richmond, Virginia that was built in 1901. The congregation was initially Irish and German.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.[1]
History
In 1901 Sacred Heart Church, designed by Joseph Hubert McGuire, was built using funding provided by Ida Mary Barry Ryan on land purchased in 1876 by Bishop James Gibbons.[4] Ryan and her husbland would later fund construction of the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart.[5] The first pastor was Rev. Thomas J. Waters.[6]
The parish hosts the South Richmond conference of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul.
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- Cathedral of the Sacred Heart
- Basilica
- Basilica of St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception, Norfolk
- Basilica of St. Andrew, Roanoke
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- St. Vincent de Paul Church, Newport News
- Church of the Sacred Heart, Petersburg
- St. Paul's Church, Portsmouth
- Church of the Sacred Heart, Richmond
- St. Peter's Church, Richmond
- St. Bede's Church, Williamsburg
- St. Stephen, Martyr, Chesapeake
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