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'''St Mark Catholic Church''' was a Catholic Church in [[Thomas]] organized by Father [[John B. Canepa]] on [[January 20, 1905]]. It was a center for the Italian community in Birmingham. A wooden church was completed in [[1906]]. It was replaced by a stone church dedicated on Columbus Day, October 12, [[1939]]. The church was closed in [[1997]]. | '''St Mark Catholic Church''' was a Catholic Church in [[Thomas]] organized by Father [[John B. Canepa]] on [[January 20, 1905]]. It was a center for the Italian community in Birmingham. A wooden church was completed in [[1906]]. It was replaced by a stone church dedicated on Columbus Day, October 12, [[1939]]. The church was closed in [[1997]]. | ||
[[St Mark the Evangelist Catholic Church (Shelby County)]] was founded in [[1999]] to carry on its legacy. | |||
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==External links== | |||
* [https://stmarkrc.org/photoalbums/1st-st-marks Photo album] at website of St Mark the Evangelist Catholic Church | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 13:07, 1 July 2023
St Mark Catholic Church was a Catholic Church in Thomas organized by Father John B. Canepa on January 20, 1905. It was a center for the Italian community in Birmingham. A wooden church was completed in 1906. It was replaced by a stone church dedicated on Columbus Day, October 12, 1939. The church was closed in 1997.
St Mark the Evangelist Catholic Church (Shelby County) was founded in 1999 to carry on its legacy.
External links
- Photo album at website of St Mark the Evangelist Catholic Church
References
- Lovett, Rose Gibbons (1980) The Catholic Church in the Deep South: The Diocese of Birmingham in Alabama, 1540-1976 Birmingham, AL: The Diocese of Birmingham in Alabama