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In 1913, a public cemetery where the church now stands was closed due to health concerns. Espiritu Santo Parish was established on December 19, 1926, and placed under the administration of the Divine Word Fathers (SVD). William Finnemann was its first parish priest. In December 1931, Jose Duserhund took over as parish priest.
The Parroquia del Espíritu Santo y San Patricio (English: Parish Church of the Holy Spirit and Saint Patrick), constructed in 1645, is one of Puerto Rico's oldest Catholic parish churches. It is located in the main plaza of the municipality of Loíza, Puerto Rico.
The blessing and laying of the church's cornerstone was held there on September 28, 1958. It was then consecrated on October 23, 1960, with then-First Lady Leonila Dimataga-García, who performed the ribbon cutting ceremony. At the time, the church had no windows. The St. Jude Annex was completed and blessed by Buenaventura López on February ...
The Iglesia Parroquial Mayor del Espíritu Santo (English: Main Parish Church of the Holy Spirit), also known as the Sancti Spiritus Main Parish Church or simply the Parroquial Mayor is a historic Catholic parish church located in the province of Sancti Spíritus and the oldest church in Cuba.
The Catedral Del Espiritu Santo is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Nuevo Laredo. It is located at Paseo Colon Avenue in the heart of the midtown Nuevo Laredo. The first bishop to sit here was Ricardo Watty Urquidi. As of 2000, the cathedral was the mother church for 800,000 Catholics in the diocese. [1] [2] [3]
La Clerecía is the name given to the building of the former Real Colegio del Espíritu Santo (or Santo Espíritu) of the Society of Jesus, built in Salamanca between the 17th and 18th centuries. It is of baroque style. It differs the college, with an interesting cloister, and the church, with an impressive facade of three bodies.
Around Espiritu Santo lie a number of small islands and islets; among them are: Dany Island, Araki, Elephant Island, Sakao, Lataroa, Lataro, Thion, Malohu, Malwepe, Malvapevu, Malparavu, Maltinerava, Oyster Island, Tangoa, and Bokissa. Vanuatu's highest peak is the 1,879-metre (6,165 ft) Mount Tabwemasana in west-central Espiritu Santo.
The Jesuits built the first Catholic church in the area where the present Santa Cruz Parish stands on June 20, 1619. The original church design was made of stone and wood. [3] The Jesuits enshrined the image of Our Lady of Pilar in 1643 to serve the predominantly Chinese residents in the area. [4] On June 3, 1863, an earthquake destroyed the ...