Name/Title
Church of the Immaculate Conception, 1910s.Entry/Object ID
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Church of the Immaculate ConceptionDescription
The first purchase by the church in Jacksonville was at the northwest corner of Duval and Newnan Streets from I.D. Hart, the deed being made to Bishop Garland of Savannah and the consideration mentioned being "one penny".
The Roman Catholic Church was established a parish in Jacksonville in 1847. The back of the altar was a beautiful painting of the Immaculate Conception of Our Lady, a gift from the French government.
An interesting fact that the Church was dedicated as the immaculate Conception several years prior to the time that the dogma was defined as an Article of Faith by Pope Pius IX in 1854.
In 1863, Union troops burned the church building and sacked it for everything of value. The claim that the trrops burned the church was denied by the U.S. Congress on the ground that no direct evidence was submitted that the soldiers burned the property.
After the war a new church building was constructed, only to be destroyed by the Great Fire.
The new cornerstone was located on the corner of Ocean and Duval street for the Church of the Immaculate Conception was laid by Bishop Kenny on April 7, 1907.
It was constructed in a Gothic style and the main spire with the cross was 178.5' tall.
The church was dedicated on December 8, 1910 in the prescence of all denominatinos by Bishop William Kenny (the Bishop of St. Augustine).Collection
Chapin Photographic CollectionLexicon
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Category 08: Communication Objects