The Church of the Immaculate Conception in Chicago.
The Church of the Immaculate Conception, referred to in Polish as Kościół Niepokalanego Poczęcia Najświętszej Maryi Panny is a historic church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago located at 2944 East 88th Street in Chicago, Illinois. It is a prime example of the so-called 'Polish Cathedral style' of churches in both its opulence and grand scale. Along with St. Michael's, it is one of the two monumental Polish churches dominating the South Chicago skyline.
History
Founded in 1882 as a Polish parish, Immaculate Conception was the first Polish parish in the working-class steel mill district of South Chicago, but it was divided three times to form the Polish parishes of St. Michael the Archangel, St. Bronislava and St. Mary Magdalene. The parish school operated from 1882 through 1982 when it closed because of declining enrollment. It reopened in 1998 under the direction of the Daughters of Mary Immaculate of Guadalupe.[1]
Architecture
The church building, designed by Martin A. Carr was completed in 1899. Like many of Chicago's Polish Cathedrals, its Renaissance Revival style recalls the glory days of the Polish Commonwealth in the 15th and 16th centuries. The church was restored in 2002, with new altars designed by Franck & Lohsen of Washington, D.C. and a new plaza was added north of the church.
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- Chicago
- Holy Cross Church
- Holy Family Catholic Church
- Holy Innocents Church
- Holy Trinity Church
- Church of the Immaculate Conception
- Nativity of Our Lord Catholic Church
- Notre Dame de Chicago
- Old St. Patrick's Church
- Sacred Heart Church
- St. Barbara Church
- St. Clement Church
- St. Hedwig's Church
- St. Ita's Church
- St. John Cantius Church
- St. Josaphat Church
- St. Joseph Church
- St. Jerome Croatian Church
- St. Ladislaus Church
- St. Mary of Perpetual Help Church
- St. Mary of the Angels Church
- St. Mary of the Woods Catholic Church
- St. Michael's Church, Old Town
- St. Michael the Archangel Church, South Shore
- St. Pascal Church
- St. Stanislaus Kostka Church
- St. Thomas the Apostle Church
- Church of St. Vitus
- St. Wenceslaus Church
- Cook County
- St. Anne Church, Barrington
- St. Mary of Częstochowa Church, Cicero
- Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, Glenview
- SS. Cyril and Methodius Church, Lemont
- St. James Church, Lemont
- St. Martha Church, Morton Grove
- St. John Brebeuf Church, Niles
- St. Joseph Church, Wilmette
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- Chicago
- 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. Benedict High School
- St. Francis de Sales High School
- St. Ignatius College Preparatory School
- St. Patrick High School
- St. Rita of Cascia High School
- Cook County
- St. Viator High School, Arlington Heights
- Queen of Peace High School, Burbank
- St. 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. 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
- St. Martin de Porres High School, Waukegan
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