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词条 St. Michael's Church, Old Town, Chicago
释义

  1. History

  2. Gallery

  3. See also

  4. External links

  5. References

{{about|the Redemptionist church on Cleveland Avenue on the North Side|the Polish church at 83rd and South Shore Drive on the South Side|Saint Michael the Archangel Catholic Church (Chicago)}}{{Coord|41.9123|-87.6397|display=title}}{{local|date=October 2012}}St. Michael's Church in the Old Town neighborhood of Chicago is a Roman Catholic church staffed by the Redemptorist order of priests. The parish was founded to minister to German Catholic immigrants in 1852 with its first wooden church completed that year at a cost of $750 (including the bell). The building stands at the intersection of Eugenie Street and Cleveland Avenue. The church was built as a haven for German immigrants who were outcasts in Old Chicago. In addition, the town's main church, St. Joseph's Church, was overcrowded. The Redemptorists were invited to administer the parish in 1860 and a large brick church was finished in 1869.[1] When completed, its tower made it the tallest building in Chicago and the United States, a distinction it held until the old Chicago Board of Trade Building was completed in 1885.[2]

History

The church was one of seven buildings to 'survive' the path of the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, albeit heavily damaged. While most of Old Chicago's infrastructure was made of wood, the church was made of brick which helped it survive the fire.[3] Portions of the building survived—the stone walls of St. Michael's being the only structures standing in the Old Town area. The church was quickly rebuilt.

There is a saying in Chicago that if you can hear the bells of St. Michael's, you are in Old Town.[4]

When Mayor Richard J. Daley's urban renewal program began, it was the Old Town Triangle Organization of the Lincoln Park Conservation Association that took the lead in promoting urban renewal. St. Michael's like many other neighborhood institutions took advantage of the program to rehab and to expand.

Gallery

See also

  • Roman Catholic traditions and views

External links

  • {{Commonscat-inline|Saint Michael's Church, Old Town, Chicago}}
  • http://www.st-mikes.org/

References

1. ^{{cite web |url = http://www.st-mikes.org/aboutushistory.html |title = St. Michael in Old Town: History |accessdate = 2007-09-09 |deadurl = yes |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080203111529/http://st-mikes.org/aboutushistory.html |archivedate = 2008-02-03 |df = }}
2. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=streetmichaelschurch-chicago-il-usa | title=St. Michael's Church | accessdate=2008-06-20}}
3. ^{{cite web |url = http://www.wilmette39.org/virtualmuseum/museum98/early_history/oldtown.html |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20041110055904/http://www.wilmette39.org/virtualmuseum/museum98/early_history/oldtown.html |dead-url = yes |archive-date = 2004-11-10 |title = Old Town- St. Michael Church |accessdate = 2009-10-21}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2008-03-29/features/0803280415_1_times-and-places-streets-buildings|title=Old Town|publisher=|accessdate=17 September 2017}}
5. ^{{cite web|url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2008-03-29/features/0803280415_1_times-and-places-streets-buildings|title=Old Town|work=tribunedigital-chicagotribune|accessdate=26 March 2015}}
6. ^{{cite web|url=http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1967/12/04/page/21/article/old-town-gold-rush-in-a-cabbage-patch|title=Old Town: Gold Rush in a Cabbage Patch (December 4, 1967)|publisher=|accessdate=17 September 2017}}
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4 : German-American culture in Chicago|Churches in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago|Roman Catholic churches in Chicago|Redemptorist churches in the United States
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