St. Adalbert's in Chicago

at 1650 W 17th St, Chicago , 60608 United States

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Description

St. Adalbert Church (Kościół Świętego Wojciecha) is a historic church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago located at 1650 West 17th Street in Chicago, Illinois.It is a prime example of the so-called 'Polish Cathedral style' of churches in both its opulence and grand scale. The church is located on 17th Street between Paulina Street and Ashland Ave in the Pilsen area of Chicago. St. Adalbert has served generations of Polish immigrants and their American-born children; at its peak, parish membership numbered 4,000 families with more than 2,000 children enrolled in the school. Today the church is an anchor for the Mexican immigrants that have made the Pilsen area their home.History of Saint Adalbert'sSt. Adalbert's parish has seen many changes in the surrounding area since it was founded in 1874 to serve the needs of Chicago's Poles. This mother church of all the later Polish parishes on the West and South sides now serves the many Mexicans of the Pilsen neighborhood and has masses in Polish language as well as Spanish. A shrine of the Mexican patroness Our Lady of Guadalupe bears witness to the Mexican presence. The church itself is the gift of the Poles not just to the people of the surrounding area but to all of Chicago. It is truly a city treasure.Church design and decorationHenry J. Schlacks designed St. Adalbert Church and the adjoining rectory at 1650 W. 17th Street. The Italian Renaissance church with its twin towers and copper domes was modeled after St. Paul's Basilica in Rome. It was completed at an estimated cost of $200,000-on the north side of 17th St., between Paulina street and Ashland Ave.

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Tim T.

I shocked and saddened that the Chicago archdiocese wants to shut this church down! There are not many beautiful Catholic Churches left in Chicago. I don't... Read more

Johnny T.

I haven't been to church in a while. I am still trying to work through some hurts that haven't fully healed. I'm not Catholic. I don't know the tenets.... Read more

Kathy K.

Three generations of my family grew up in this neighborhood. My parents were married at St. Adalbert and I was baptized here. I remember going to church... Read more

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St. Adalbert's in Chicago is Chicago based place and this enity listed in Catholic Church category. Located at 1650 W 17th St IL 60608. Contact phone number of St. Adalbert's in Chicago: (312) 226-0340