Blessed Sacrament Church (Bridgeport, Connecticut)
History
The church began as a basement church formed under Fr T. B. Smith.
The initial building was built during 1917 and 1918 and was meant to be temporary, but was not added to until 1959. In the meantime, a 16-room school and convent were designed by James A. Jackson was built in 1922. The church was built as a basement church and a superstructure was built around it during 1959 and 1960. The superstructure was designed by J. Gerald Phelan.
The new building was finished and dedicated on December 8, 1960.
References
- ^ Burgeson, John (2017-09-29). "Blessed Sacrament celebrating 100 years Sunday". Connecticut Post. Retrieved 2022-02-02.
- ^ "Article clipped from The Bridgeport Post". The Bridgeport Post. 1959-12-19. p. 1. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
- ^ "Article clipped from The Bridgeport Telegram". The Bridgeport Telegram. 1922-07-17. p. 10. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
- ^ "Article clipped from The Bridgeport Post". The Bridgeport Post. 1959-12-20. p. 64. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
- ^ Bishop will bless new building today, The Bridgeport Telegram (Bridgeport, Connecticut) December 8, 1960, page 17, accessed April 18, 2017 at https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10361059/
External links
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