By Jack Klasey

If you were a Catholic in Kankakee in the mid-1800s, there was no question about where you would attend Sunday Mass. You would be worshipping at St. Rose of Lima. Often referred to as the "Mother Church" of Kankakee, it was the only Catholic church in the city for many years.

By 1900, there were three other Catholic churches available; which one you attended usually depended upon your ethnic background. If you were German, you would most likely go to St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception at Washington Avenue and Oak Street. Polish Catholics would attend St. Stanislaus at Dearborn Avenue and Birch Street and the Irish would, of ...

By Jack Klasey

If you were a Catholic in Kankakee in the mid-1800s, there was no question about where you would attend Sunday Mass. You would be worshipping at St. Rose of Lima. Often referred to as the "Mother Church" of Kankakee, it was the only Catholic church in the city for many years.

By 1900, there were three other Catholic churches available; which one you attended usually depended upon your ethnic background. If you were German, you would most likely go to St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception at Washington Avenue and Oak Street. Polish Catholics would attend St. Stanislaus at Dearborn Avenue and Birch Street and the Irish would, of ...

Por Jack Klasey

Si eras católico en Kankakee a mediados del siglo XIX, no había dudas acerca de dónde asistirías a la misa dominical. Estarías adorando en St. Rose of Lima. Conocida a menudo como la "Iglesia Madre" de Kankakee, fue la única iglesia católica en la ciudad durante muchos años.

Para 1900, había otras tres iglesias católicas disponibles; a cuál asististe por lo general dependía de tu origen étnico. Si fuera alemán, lo más probable es que fuera a St. Mary of the Inmaculate Conception en Washington Avenue y Oak Street. Los ...

Por Jack Klasey

Si eras católico en Kankakee a mediados del siglo XIX, no había dudas acerca de dónde asistirías a la misa dominical. Estarías adorando en St. Rose of Lima. Conocida a menudo como la "Iglesia Madre" de Kankakee, fue la única iglesia católica en la ciudad durante muchos años.

Para 1900, había otras tres iglesias católicas disponibles; a cuál asististe por lo general dependía de tu origen étnico. Si fuera alemán, lo más probable es que fuera a St. Mary of the Inmaculate Conception en Washington Avenue y Oak Street. Los ...

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