Our Lady of Sorrows Church

Our Lady of Sorrows Roman Catholic Parish in the Parkville neighborhood of Hartford began as a mission chapel, built on Grace Street in 1887. Before that time, the area’s German, French, and Irish Catholic immigrants had been attending mass at the Cathedral of St. Joseph. Our Lady of Sorrows was made a parish in 1895. Ground was broken for the current church, designed by O’Connell and Shaw of Boston, in 1922. Located at 79 New Park Avenue, the church, which has a seating capacity of 1200, was dedicated on July 26, 1925. The church suffered damage in the 1938 hurricane, which caused the removal of the upper portions of the two towers on either side of the front entrance.

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Our Lady of Sorrows Roman Catholic Church, Hartford (1925)
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  • January 17, 2017 at 3:37 pm
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    saludos, tengo 2 hijos adolescentes uno de 16 y otro de 15 me gustaria resibir informacion para q ellos tomaran clases para hacer la confirmacion si es posible alguien q hable espanol para mi. Mi num de cel es 860 833 0948 se los voy a agredecer gracias

  • January 17, 2017 at 10:02 pm
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    Envié este mensaje a la iglesia.

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