St. Joseph is a
Roman Catholic
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*'' Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a lette ...
church in
South Norwalk, Connecticut
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, part of the
Diocese of Bridgeport.
History
Saint Joseph's Church was founded in 1895, from the southern portion of
Saint Mary's. The first pastor was Rev. John Winters. Winters rented the Music Hall on South Main Street for services. The congregation was Irish, Hungarian, and Italian.
O'Donnell, James H., ''History of the Diocese of Hartford'', D. H. Hurd Company, 1900, p. 281
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The church's architecture is Gothic Revival
Gothic Revival (also referred to as Victorian Gothic, neo-Gothic, or Gothick) is an architectural movement that began in the late 1740s in England. The movement gained momentum and expanded in the first half of the 19th century, as increasingly ...
, designed by architect Joseph A. Jackson. The cornerstone was laid April 4, 1897.
Present day
At St. Joseph Church in South Norwalk, Mass is conducted in English
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* English language
* English people
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, Spanish
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**Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries
**Spanish cuisine
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, and French Creole.
References
External links
St Joseph - website
Diocese of Bridgeport
Gothic Revival church buildings in Connecticut
Roman Catholic churches in Norwalk, Connecticut
1895 establishments in Connecticut
Roman Catholic parishes of Diocese of Bridgeport
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