Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church is a historic church located at 1460 Pearson Avenue SW in Birmingham, Alabama. The parish was established in 1911 and the church completed in 1930. The interior decoration of the building was not completed until 1959. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.[2]
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| Location | 1460 Pearson Ave. SW, Birmingham, Alabama |
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| Coordinates | 33°29′20″N 86°51′20″W / 33.48889°N 86.85556°W |
| Built | 1930 |
| Architect | John J. Carey, Paul Dowling |
| Architectural style | Romanesque Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 15000430 |
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| Added to NRHP | July 21, 2015 |
| Designated ARLH | December 16, 2010[1] |
Its liturgical life is distinctive locally for offering Latin Mass (Extraordinary Form) every Sunday.[3] The church has also been used for important liturgies of the Catholic Diocese of Birmingham in Alabama such as a "Blue Mass" honoring police officers.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage as of April 7, 2023" (PDF). ahc.alabama.gov. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
- ^ Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church Archived 2023-05-18 at the Wayback Machine, National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form, July 17, 2015.
- ^ Bass, Gabby; Carroll, Lilly; Grace Haulie, Johnson; Westmoreland, Sarah (November 29, 2021). "Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church". Magic City Religion. Archived from the original on May 18, 2023. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
- ^ Blandin, Venton (September 29, 2016). "Catholic Diocese of Birmingham holds first 'Blue Mass'". WBMA. Archived from the original on May 18, 2023. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
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