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St. Thomas Aquinas Church (Fairfield, Connecticut)
St. Thomas Aquinas is a Roman Catholic church in Fairfield, Connecticut, in the Diocese of Bridgeport The Diocese of Bridgeport is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church located in the southwestern part of the state of Connecticut, and its boundaries are the same as that of Fairfield County, Connecticut. Ther .... The present Colonial-style church was designed by Polak and Sullivan of New Haven, CT. History In the early 1850s Rev. Thomas Synnott, of the Church of St. James in Bridgeport would visit Fairfield and celebrate Mass at the home of one of the local Catholics. Synnott erected a frame building seating about 300 and in June 1854 it was dedicated by Bishop Bernard O'Rielly of Hartford, under the patronage of St. Thomas Aquinas. The parish was a mission of St. James in Bridgeport, and then of its successor St. Augustine's. In January 1876, Rev. Martin P. Lawlor became the first resident pastor. In December 1876, Lawlor, who divid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polak And Sullivan
Polak and Sullivan was an American architectural firm that was active between 1935 and 1975. The New Haven, Connecticut, based organization concentrated on work for Roman Catholic clients in Connecticut. Architectural practice The firm was a partnership between Howard J. Sullivan AIA and David Polak AIA (d. 1981). It was established shortly after Maurice F. McAuliffe was named the 8th Bishop of Hartford, a time that also coincided with the end of the long career of architect Joseph A. Jackson who was popular with Catholic clients. Bishop McAuliffe would go on to establish 25 new parishes and 9 parochial schools many of which were to be designed by Polak and Sullivan. From a stylistic standpoint their output is extremely varied including at various times Romanesque Revival buildings, Gothic Revival buildings, Colonial buildings, Modern buildings and even a few buildings in International Style, which was rarely used for Roman Catholic churches. In spite of their popularity ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |