The interior of the church can seat approximately 2,000 people. The beautiful and rare communion rail is carved in oak with a white marble top. The central statue of Michael the Archangel defeating Lucifer, the two incensing angels and the statues on the side altars were sculpted and painted by hand. The main altar reredos is constructed of butternut and bird's eye maple wood, as are the two side altars. Steel donated the steel for the structure since 90% of the parishioners worked at the mills. The Gothic Revival façade, the choice of brick as well as the uneven steeples are an architectural homage to the Marian Basilica in Cracow. The Neogothic edifice is one of only three Polish churches in the Archdiocese of Chicago built in this style. The church was built between 1907 through 1909 designed by William J. Michael's and then served as associate pastor from the time he was ordained to the priesthood by John Cardinal Cody on May 10, 1978, until 1983. Today the parish as well as the neighborhood are predominantly Latino.īishop Thomas J. The parish continued to serve Polish steel workers until the steel mills closed in the 1980s. īishop Paul Rhode, the first Polish auxiliary bishop in Chicago, served as pastor from 1897 until he was named bishop of Green Bay in 1915. Along with Immaculate Conception, it is one of the two monumental Polish churches dominating over the South Chicago neighborhood.įounded in 1892 as a Polish parish in Chicago to relieve overcrowding at Immaculate Conception. It is a prime example of the so-called " Polish Cathedral style" of churches in both its opulence and grand scale. South Shore Drive in South Chicago, a neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. Michael ( Polish: Kościół Świętego Michała) is a church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago. Polish community (from Immaculate Conception parish) Joseph High School, Westchester Loyola Academy, Wilmette Regina Dominican High School, Wilmette Lake County Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart, Lake Forest Carmel High School, Mundelein Cristo Rey St.41☄4′42″N 87☃2′51″W / 41.74500°N 87.54750°W / 41.74500 -87.54750 Laurence High School, Burbank Marian Catholic High School, Chicago Heights Nazareth Academy, La Grange Park Mount Assisi Academy, Lemont Notre Dame College Prep, Niles Fenwick High School, Oak Park Trinity High School, River Forest Guerin College Preparatory High School, River Grove Seton Academy, South Holland St. Viator High School, Arlington Heights St. Rita of Cascia High School Cook County St. Joseph Church, WilmetteĬhicago Brother Rice High School Christ the King Jesuit College Prep High School Cristo Rey Jesuit High School De La Salle Institute DePaul College Prep Hales Franciscan High School Holy Trinity High School Josephinum Academy Leo Catholic High School Marist High School Mother McAuley Liberal Arts High School Mount Carmel High School Notre Dame High School for Girls Our Lady of Tepeyac High School Resurrection High School St. Mary of Częstochowa Church, Cicero Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, Glenview SS. Wenceslaus Church Cook County Holy Family Church, North Chicago St. Michael the Archangel Church, South Shore St. List List of churches in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago Chicago Holy Cross Church Holy Family Church Holy Innocents Church Holy Trinity Church Church of the Immaculate Conception Immaculate Heart of Mary Church Nativity of Our Lord Church Notre Dame de Chicago Old St. Benedict Preparatory will continue its mission to serve families with Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 8 children. The last graduating class was in June 2019. Benedict Preparatory School announced it would be closing its high school. Benedict High School is one of two remaining Archdiocese of Chicago run high schools. Benedict is a co-educational preparatory school located on the North Side of Chicago. Benedict School in 1950 expanded to include a high school. Benedict Preparatory School is located on the North Side of Chicago at Irving Park Road and Leavitt St.įounded in 1902, St. It is a member of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago. Benedict Preparatory School is a private, Roman Catholic pre-K through grade 8 school in Chicago, Illinois. Preschool: 10:1 Elementary and Middle School: 21:1
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