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'''Our Lady of Sorrows Roman Catholic Church''', sometimes abbreviated OLS, is Birmingham’s second oldest Catholic church. Initially it served a primarily German-American congregation. After the church building on [[6th Avenue South]] burned, the congregation moved to 1728 [[Oxmoor Road]] in [[Homewood]]. The former location was rebuilt as [[Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church]]. | '''Our Lady of Sorrows Roman Catholic Church''', sometimes abbreviated OLS, is Birmingham’s second oldest Catholic church. Initially it served a primarily German-American congregation. After the church building on [[6th Avenue South]] burned, the congregation moved to 1728 [[Oxmoor Road]] in [[Homewood]]. The current church building was dedicated on [[January 17]], [[1960]]. The former location was rebuilt as [[Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church]]. | ||
Our Lady of Sorrows Church also runs [[Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic School]], located next door to the church. | Our Lady of Sorrows Church also runs [[Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic School]], located next door to the church. The school began operation in 1951 and the school auditorium served as the church for the eight years before the current building was constructed. | ||
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==External Links== | |||
* [http://www.ourladyofsorrows.com/parish-history.html Our Lady of Sorrows Roman Catholic Church] history | |||
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Revision as of 10:04, 23 November 2021
Our Lady of Sorrows Roman Catholic Church, sometimes abbreviated OLS, is Birmingham’s second oldest Catholic church. Initially it served a primarily German-American congregation. After the church building on 6th Avenue South burned, the congregation moved to 1728 Oxmoor Road in Homewood. The current church building was dedicated on January 17, 1960. The former location was rebuilt as Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church.
Our Lady of Sorrows Church also runs Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic School, located next door to the church. The school began operation in 1951 and the school auditorium served as the church for the eight years before the current building was constructed.