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[[Image:IHMPittsburgh1.jpg|300px|thumb|Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Polish Hill, Pittsburgh.]]
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| native_name = Kościół Matki Boskiej
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| caption = View of the church looking east on Brereton Street
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| map_caption = Location within the City of Pittsburgh
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| building_type = Parish church
| architectural_style = Polish Cathedral style
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| address = 3058 Brereton Avenue
| location_town = Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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| start_date = July 31, 1904
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| inauguration_date = December 3, 1905
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| architect = William P. Ginther<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.phlf.org/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/Historic-Plaques-2010b.pdf | page = 3 | title = Historic Landmark Plaques: 1968–2009 | publisher = Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation | accessdate = July 21, 2011}}</ref>
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'''Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Pittsburgh''', referred to in [[Polish language|Polish]] as ''Kościół Matki Boskiej,'' is a historic church of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh]], one of the city's oldest and largest churches.<ref name="PHCA">{{cite web | author=No Author Listed | title=A History of Polish Hill and the PHCA| format=HTML | url=http://phca.pghfree.net/history.html | accessdate=2006-12-22}}</ref> Located on [[Polish Hill]] in [[Pittsburgh]], [[Pennsylvania]], it is a prime example of the so-called '[[Polish Cathedral]]' style of churches in both its opulence and grand scale.
'''Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Pittsburgh''', referred to in [[Polish language|Polish]] as ''Kościół Matki Boskiej,'' is a historic church of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh]], one of the city's oldest and largest churches.<ref name="PHCA">{{cite web | author=No Author Listed | title=A History of Polish Hill and the PHCA| format=HTML | url=http://phca.pghfree.net/history.html | accessdate=2006-12-22}}</ref> Located on [[Polish Hill]] in [[Pittsburgh]], [[Pennsylvania]], it is a prime example of the so-called '[[Polish Cathedral]]' style of churches in both its opulence and grand scale.


==History of Immaculate Heart of Mary==
==History of Immaculate Heart of Mary==
Immaculate Heart of Mary was founded in 1897 as a [[Poles|Polish]] ethnic parish. Beginning in 1885, [[Poles|Polish]] immigrants began settling on Herron Hill in [[Pittsburgh]]. Eventually so many immigrants settled there that the area was renamed [[Polish Hill]]. At first the residents attended [[St. Stanislaus Kostka in Pittsburgh|St. Stanislaus]] parish in the [[Strip District]], but by 1895, the population of [[Polish Hill]] grew to the point that a committee of local citizens petitioned the bishop for their own parish. Permission was granted and the cornerstone of a combined church, school and convent was laid in October 1896. The completed building was dedicated in August 1897.
Immaculate Heart of Mary was founded in 1897 as a [[Poles|Polish]] ethnic parish.<ref name="parishhist">{{cite web | url = http://www.immaculateheartpolishhill.com/history.html | title = Parish History | publisher = Immaculate Heart of Mary Church | accessdate = July 20, 2011}}</ref> Beginning in 1885, [[Poles|Polish]] immigrants began settling on Herron Hill in [[Pittsburgh]]. Eventually so many immigrants settled there that the area was renamed [[Polish Hill]]. At first the residents attended [[St. Stanislaus Kostka Church (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)|St. Stanislaus]] parish in the [[Strip District]], but by 1895, the population of [[Polish Hill]] grew to the point that a committee of local citizens petitioned the bishop for their own parish.<ref name="parishhist"/> Permission was granted and the cornerstone of a combined church, school and convent was laid in October 1896.<ref name="parishhist"/> The completed building was dedicated in August 1897.


The first floor of the building served as a school and the second floor served as the church. In 1899 the parish purchased land for a larger church. The cornerstone was laid on July 31, 1904 and the completed church was dedicated on December 3, 1905. Like a number of other [[Poles|Polish]] churches in the so-called [[Polish Cathedral style]] such as [[St. Mary of the Angels in Chicago|St. Mary of the Angels]] in [[Chicago]] or [[St. Josaphat's Basilica]] in [[Milwaukee]], the architectural plans for the church were intentionally modeled on [[St. Peter's Basilica]] in [[Rome]]. This church still serves the community of [[Polish Hill]] today.
The first floor of the building served as a school and the second floor served as the church. In 1899 the parish purchased land for a larger church. The cornerstone was laid on July 31, 1904<ref name="parishhist"/> and the completed church was dedicated on December 3, 1905. Like a number of other [[Poles|Polish]] churches in the so-called [[Polish Cathedral style]] such as [[St. Mary of the Angels in Chicago|St. Mary of the Angels]] in [[Chicago]] or [[St. Josaphat's Basilica]] in [[Milwaukee]], the architectural plans for the church were intentionally modeled on [[St. Peter's Basilica]] in [[Rome]]. This church still serves the community of [[Polish Hill]] today.


This parish was the first in the United States of America to have the Divine Mercy Novena. They continue to have the novena and to have a very large celebration of Divine Mercy Sunday, the Sunday immediately after Easter Sunday.
This parish was the first in the United States of America to have the Divine Mercy Novena.<ref name="parishhist"/> They continue to have the novena and to have a very large celebration of Divine Mercy Sunday, the Sunday immediately after Easter Sunday.


==Gallery==
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Image:IHMPittsburgh4.jpg|View from front of structure.
Image:IHMPittsburgh4.jpg|View from front of structure.
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==See also==
*[[Jozef Mazur]]
*[[Polish Americans]]
*[[Polish Roman Catholic Union of America]]
*[[Roman Catholicism in Poland]]
*[[Tadeusz Żukotyński]]
*[[Sr. Maria Stanisia]]


==References==
==References==
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*{{cite book | author=Toker, Franklin | title=Pittsburgh: An Urban Portrait | location=Pittsburgh | publisher=[[University of Pittsburgh Press]] | origyear=1986 | year=1994 | id=ISBN 0-8229-5434-6}}
*{{cite book | last=Toker |first=Franklin | title=Pittsburgh: An Urban Portrait | location=Pittsburgh | publisher=[[University of Pittsburgh Press]] | origyear=1986 | year=1994 | isbn=0-8229-5434-6}}
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Revision as of 16:54, 21 July 2011

Immaculate Heart of Mary Church
Kościół Matki Boskiej
View of the church looking east on Brereton Street
Immaculate Heart of Mary Church (Pittsburgh) is located in Pittsburgh
Immaculate Heart of Mary Church (Pittsburgh)
Location within the City of Pittsburgh
General information
TypeParish church
Architectural stylePolish Cathedral style
Address3058 Brereton Avenue
Town or cityPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
CountryUnited States
Construction startedJuly 31, 1904
InauguratedDecember 3, 1905
Design and construction
Architect(s)William P. Ginther[1]

Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Pittsburgh, referred to in Polish as Kościół Matki Boskiej, is a historic church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh, one of the city's oldest and largest churches.[2] Located on Polish Hill in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, it is a prime example of the so-called 'Polish Cathedral' style of churches in both its opulence and grand scale.

History of Immaculate Heart of Mary

Immaculate Heart of Mary was founded in 1897 as a Polish ethnic parish.[3] Beginning in 1885, Polish immigrants began settling on Herron Hill in Pittsburgh. Eventually so many immigrants settled there that the area was renamed Polish Hill. At first the residents attended St. Stanislaus parish in the Strip District, but by 1895, the population of Polish Hill grew to the point that a committee of local citizens petitioned the bishop for their own parish.[3] Permission was granted and the cornerstone of a combined church, school and convent was laid in October 1896.[3] The completed building was dedicated in August 1897.

The first floor of the building served as a school and the second floor served as the church. In 1899 the parish purchased land for a larger church. The cornerstone was laid on July 31, 1904[3] and the completed church was dedicated on December 3, 1905. Like a number of other Polish churches in the so-called Polish Cathedral style such as St. Mary of the Angels in Chicago or St. Josaphat's Basilica in Milwaukee, the architectural plans for the church were intentionally modeled on St. Peter's Basilica in Rome. This church still serves the community of Polish Hill today.

This parish was the first in the United States of America to have the Divine Mercy Novena.[3] They continue to have the novena and to have a very large celebration of Divine Mercy Sunday, the Sunday immediately after Easter Sunday.

  • Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Polish Hill
  • View looking west on Brereton Street.
    View looking west on Brereton Street.
  • View looking west on Dobson Street.
    View looking west on Dobson Street.
  • View from front of structure.
    View from front of structure.

References

  1. ^ "Historic Landmark Plaques: 1968–2009" (PDF). Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation. p. 3. Retrieved July 21, 2011.
  2. ^ No Author Listed. "A History of Polish Hill and the PHCA" (HTML). Retrieved 2006-12-22. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  3. ^ a b c d e "Parish History". Immaculate Heart of Mary Church. Retrieved July 20, 2011.
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