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1848 |
Polish Catholic Church is built. |
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1849 |
Board of Health attempts to close St. Augustine’s Cemetery for alleged code violations. |
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1850 |
Beach Street chapel is built. |
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12/31/1851 |
Christmas pageant is held at the Church of the Trinity. |
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11/24/1853 |
Church of St. Peter and St. Paul is dedicated. |
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1853 |
Gaetano Bedini, the first papal nuncio to the U.S., visits Boston. |
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1853 |
Hannah Corcoran Riot occurs. |
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05/07/1854 |
Angel Gabriel leads an anti-Catholic attack on East Boston. |
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07/31/1854 |
First Catholic church in Dorchester is destroyed by arson. |
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09/23/1855 |
St. James the Greater Church (first) is dedicated. |
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