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The
Catholic Spirit, newspaper of the
Archdiocese of St Paul - Minneapolis is chronicling the centennial celebration of the construction of the Cathedral in St Paul in the year 1907. See the following articles with even more to follow:
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"A statement in stone'
| Impossible, some said. Too grandiose. Too costly - especially for poor immigrant families struggling to start a new life in a new land.
But St. Paul's first archbishop, John Ireland (1838-1918), had a vision of a shining church upon a hill. Naysayers aside, the powerful prelate would allow nothing to obstruct that vision from materializing.
Thursday, May 03, 2007 |
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Fireworks to cap first day of centennial celebration
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