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Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church
422 East Gloster St., Greenville,
MS,
USA
Telephone:
(662) 332-7612?
Latitude & Longitude:
33° 24' 34.7796",
-91° 2' 38.4936"
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Mississippi State Historical Marker |
The Divine Word Missionaries began school for black youth here in 1913. In 1920, led by Fr. Matthew Christmann, the founded St. Augustine Seminary, first seminary in U.S. for training African-American priests. The seminary moved to Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, in 1923. In 1928 Fr. Anthony Jacobs led Parish building Romanesque Revival Church.
Last updated: 6/17/2009 10:15:00 |
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Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church Historical Marker Location Map, Greenville, Mississippi
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