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St. Peter's Pro-Cathedral (Richmond, Virginia)

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After the Civil War, St. Peter's basement hosted the city's "colored Catholics." The 13-member congregation included Emily Mitchell (born into slavery in 1824, brought from
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Nessa Theresa Baskerville Johnson, A Special Pilgrimaage: A History of Black Catholics in Richmond (Diocese of Richmond, 1978) at pp. 13-15
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and brought to Richmond at age 9), Moses Marx (who began driving Bishop
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St. Peter's Church (Richmond, Virginia)

Affiliation
Roman Catholic
Richmond, Virginia
United States of America
Style
Materials
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register
Richmond City Historic District
St. Peter's Pro-Cathedral (Richmond, Virginia) is located in Virginia
St. Peter's Pro-Cathedral (Richmond, Virginia) is located in the United States
Richmond, Virginia
37°32′26″N 77°26′8″W / 37.54056°N 77.43556°W / 37.54056; -77.43556
69000358
http://www.stpeterchurch1834.org/
Catholic
Richmond
Virginia
Diocese of Richmond
Cathedral of the Sacred Heart
cathedral
Irish American
Baltimore
James Gibbons
Georgia
John Keane
Shockoe Hill
Josephites

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