St. Viator Church is a historic parish church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago located in the Old Irving Park neighborhood in Chicago, Illinois. The church is located at 4170 West Addison Street.
| St. Viator Church | |
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  St. Viator Church | |
| 41°55′47.798″N 87°43′54.383″W / 41.92994389°N 87.73177306°W | |
| Location | 4170 West Addison Street Chicago, Illinois |
| Country | United States |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Website | St. Viator's Parish |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Founded | 1888 |
| Founder(s) | Clerics of St. Viator |
| Dedication | St. Viator |
| Dedicated | May 5, 1929 |
| Consecrated | |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Charles L. Wallace |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Style | English Gothic |
| Groundbreaking | 1927 |
| Completed | 1929 |
| Specifications | |
| Materials | Brick |
| Administration | |
| Province | Chicago |
| Archdiocese | Chicago |
| Clergy | |
| Pastor(s) | Fr. Patrick Render, CSV |
History
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Founded in 1888 by the Clerics of Saint Viator who administered St. Viator College. The original parish was located on Belmont Avenue and Pulaski Road in Jefferson Township before the town was annexed by the city Chicago.[1]
The Sisters of St. Joseph were invited to direct the parish's school in 1902. By 1904 the parish grew and it relocated to its current location on Addison Street and Kedvale Avenue. Groundbreaking for the current church building was in 1927 and in 1929 it was dedicated by Cardinal George Mundelein.[2] Today, the parish grounds consists of the church, rectory, convent, recreation center, and St. Viator Elementary School which provides education for students pre-kindergarten through eighth grade.[3]
Architecture
editThe church was designed by architect Charles L. Wallace in the English Gothic style.[4]
Church in architecture books
edit- McNamara, Denis R. (2005). Heavenly City: The Architectural Tradition of Catholic Chicago. Liturgy Training Publications. ISBN 1568545037.
- Lane, George A. (1982). Chicago Churches and Synagogues: An Architectural Pilgrimage. Loyola Press.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Keating, Ann Durkin (1988). Building Chicago: Suburban Developers & the Creation of a Divided Metropolis. Ohio State University Press. p. 94. ISBN 9780814204559.
- ^ "St Viator Parish History". St Viator Parish. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
- ^ "St. Viator School". St. Viator School. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
- ^ McNamara, Denis (October 5, 2005). Heavenly City: The Architectural Tradition of Catholic Chicago (1st ed.). Liturgy Training Publications. p. 57. ISBN 1568545037.