Saint Hyacinth Basilica, Chicago, Illinois.

Saint Hyacinth Basilica,

Chicago, Illinois.

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Saint Hyacinth was a 13th-Century Dominican Priest and Missionary.

In 1220, he accompanied his uncle, Ivo Konski, the Bishop of Cracow, to Rome. Here, they met with Saint Dominic.

At this time, Saint Hyacinth was one of the first to receive the Habit, from Saint Dominic, of the newly-established Order of Friars Preachers.

Because of his spirit for Prayer and his zeal for the salvation of Souls, he was sent to Preach and establish The Dominican Order in his native land, Poland.

Saint Hyacinth Founded communities at Sandomir, Cracow, and Plocko, on The River Vistula, in Moravia.

He extended his Missionary work through Prussia, Pomerania, and Lithuania; then, crossing the Baltic Sea, he Preached in Denmark, Sweden, and Norway.

It was these Apostolic travels that earned Hyacinth the title “The Apostle of The North”.

Saint Hyacinth Basilica, Chicago, Illinois, was built by architects Worthman and Steinbach. The Church Cornerstone was Blessed on 21 October 1917.

The Church Walls, Towers, and the completed edifice, were roofed in 1918. The Interior of the Church proceeded being built through 1920 – 1921.

The Church Interior was restored in 2000 by Conrad Schmitt Studios Inc. of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

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The Basilica of Saint Hyacinth (Polish: Bazylika Świętego Jacka) is a historic Church of The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago, located at 3636 West Wolfram Street, in the Avondale neighbourhood of Chicago, Illinois.

It is a prime example of the so-called “Polish Cathedral Style” of Churches, in both its opulence and grand scale.

Along with other such monumental Chicago Religious edifices, such as Saint Mary of The Angels, Saint Hedwig’s, and Saint Wenceslaus, it is one of the many monumental Polish Churches visible from The Kennedy Expressway.

Other monumental Chicago Religious edifices.

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Photo: 30 August 2014.

Source: Own work.

Author: Goldnpuppy

(Wikimedia Commons)

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Photo: 4 January 2011.

Source: Own work.

Author: Histentchi

(Wikimedia Commons)

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Polski: Kościół Świętego Wacława w Chicago.

Photo: 26 December 2007.

Source: Own work.

Author: Orestek

(Wikimedia Commons)

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