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The National Shrine of St. John Neumann is a Roman Catholic National shrine dedicated to St. John Neumann, the fourth Bishop of Philadelphia and the first American male to be canonized. The shrine is located in the lower church of St. Peter the Apostle Church at 1019 North 5th Street, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States. The ...
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Saint John Neumann High School was an all-male Roman Catholic high school located in South Philadelphia. Southeast Catholic High School opened at the intersection of Seventh Street and Christian Street in 1934. The school became Bishop Neumann High School, after John Neumann, in 1955. In March of the following year the school moved to 2600 ...
John Nepomucene Neumann CSsR (German: Johann Nepomuk Neumann, Czech: Jan Nepomucký Neumann, Latin: Ioannes Nepomucenus Neumann; March 28, 1811 [1] – January 5, 1860) was a Bohemian-born American prelate of the Catholic Church.
John Neumann was one of the early pastors of St. Alphonsus prior to becoming Bishop of Philadelphia in 1852. He was canonized on June 19, 1977. [ 4 ] Neumann's assistant pastor, Francis Xavier Seelos , served as pastor after his departure and later worked in areas from Connecticut to Illinois and New Orleans.
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In the time before the new church could be built, the Polish immigrants attended Mass and liturgical services in the basement of St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception Church at 6th and Pine streets, which was consecrated by St. John Neumann. [3] The new church was officially completed and consecrated, with the cornerstone laid on November 23, 1913.
Construction was completed in 1856, and the cornerstone was dedicated by St.John Neumann, , who was later canonized as a saint. In 1957, the parish expanded with the addition of an elementary school and a convent to serve the growing Catholic community. To accommodate increasing numbers, a larger church was built adjacent to the original St ...