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On part of a cross walk through Beirut, Blessitt chose to bring his son Arthur Joshua. [ 12 ] On June 13, 2008, Arthur Blessitt walked his 38,102nd mile (61,319th km) in Zanzibar , completing the goal he had set for himself to walk to every "country and island group" in the world.
The Way of the Cross Downtown Chicago is an annual public event sponsored by the Catholic lay movement Communion and Liberation. The Way of the Cross takes place on Good Friday and follows the passion of Christ through the heart of the city. Through choral music, Gospel passages, reflections, and silent procession, the hope is to enter more ...
The Mount Soledad Cross (formerly the Mount Soledad Easter Cross) is a prominent landmark located on top of Mount Soledad in the La Jolla neighborhood of San Diego, California. The present structure was erected in 1954; it is the third Christian cross in that location, the first having been put up in 1913. [ 1 ]
Holy Cross was founded in 1904 as a "national parish" for Lithuanians in Chicago living in the Back of the Yards area, most of whom were employed at the nearby Union Stock Yards. [7] By 1909, Skyrpko, referred to as "Skripka", was being assisted by Reverend Ezerskis. [ 3 ]
Professed Priest, Congregation of Holy Cross; Bishop of Fort Portal Fort Portal [88] Heroic Virtues Introduction of Cause: 31 August 2006 1983 José Luis Múzquiz de Miguel: 14 October 1912 in Badajoz, Spain 21 June 1983 in Pembroke, Massachusetts, United States Priest of the Personal Prelature of the Holy Cross and Opus Dei: Boston [89] [90]
The cross was purchased for $26,000 by The Council of Armenian American Organizations of Northern California [15] which installed a bronze plaque at the base memorializing the victims of the 1915 Armenian genocide. On Armenian Independence Day September 23, 2007, it was discovered that the 160-pound (73 kg) plaque was missing.
Paul and Nancy Fong prepare meals for the lunch rush at the Chicago Cafe in Woodland. The family diner, established in 1903, was recently recognized as California's oldest Chinese restaurant.
The founding Episcopal diocese in the state, once encompassing all of California, today the diocese comprises Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, and San Mateo counties, and the cities of Los Altos and part of Palo Alto in Santa Clara County, in the San Francisco Bay Area.