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Thomas Agustin O’Shaughnessy (1870-1956),
the visionary artist who transformed St. Patrick
Church into the best-known example of Celtic
Revival art in America.
[Photo courtesy
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Thomas A. O’Shaughnessy’s translucent
windows and Celtic stencils, restored in
1996.
[Photo by Erin Joeb]
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Finley Peter Dunne (1867-1936)’ the most
well-known Irish- American journalist of the
1890, drew on his boyhood memories of St.
Patrick’s parish when he created "Mr. Dooley"
the saloonkeeper Philosopher of Archey
Road.
[Text courtesy Charles Fanning, Southern
Illinois University, Carbonale].
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Amelia Dunne Hookway
(1858-1914) a Graduate of St. Patrick’s
High School, become one of Chicago’s leading
public school principals at the turn of the
century.
[Photo courtesy Len Hilts] |
Denis and Martha Tower Swenie,
1853.
[Photo courtesy Chicago Historical
Society]
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Fire Chief Denis Swenie, Chicago hero
immortalized by painter F. L. Van ness and
writer Finley Peter Dunne.
[Photo courtesy Chicago Historical Society]
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Bridget Cobett and Patrick McNerny
(originally McInery), Famine immigrants from
County Clare, were married in the old frame church
of St. Patrick’s in July
1852.
[Photo
courtesy Dr. Thomas O’Keefe]
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| Sacramental Register for
Cabet-McNerny |
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| Patrick McNerny (originally
McInery). | |
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Patrick, Michael, and James McNerny, c.1862
[Photo courtesy Dr. Thomas
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| Building of St. Patrick’s Commercial
Academy. [Photo courtesy Old
St. Patrick Church].
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| Saint Patrick's Commercial
Academy had become well known throughout Chicago
for success in preparing "the boys of masses
for the battle of life, morally as well as
educationally". | |
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St. Patrick’s Girls High School,
1931.
[Photo courtesy Bro, Konrad Diebold,
F.S.C.., St. Patrick High School].
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Faculty, St. Patrick High School for Girls,
1931.
[Photo courtesy Daughters of Charity
Archives, Evansville, Indiana] | | |
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Letter from S. M. Ursula to Bertha
Lyous.
[Letter courtesy
Special Collections and Preservation Division,
Chicago Public
Library] | |
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Sister Jean Weir’s first grade class, St.
Patrick School, January 29,1959
[Photo
courtesy Daughters of Charity Archives, Evansville
Indiana]. | |
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Frances Xavier Warde School, 1900, the
first New Catholic School in the Archdiocese of
Chicago in twenty five years.
[Photo courtesy Old
St. Patrick] | |
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Rev. William J. Mcnamee, pastor from
1911-1933, reclaimed St. Patrick’s legacy as the
mother parish of the Chicago Irish.
[Photo
courtesy Old St. Patrick Church].
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St. Brigade window designed by Thomas
A. O’Shaughnessy in memory of his wife the
model for the window, Rose McGuire
(right).
[Photos by Jim Pollick, and courtesy
J. O’Shaughnessy]
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| Interior of Saint Patrick’s Church. Taken
Saint Patrick's Day, 1928, with the Chair outside
the sanctuary
railing. | |
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Solemn High Mass, St. Patrick’ Day,
1941.
[Photo courtesy Chicago Hist.
Society,
ICHi-26674] | | |
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