St Michael's Catholic Church in Old Town Triangle, Chicago

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A photo tour of Saint Michael's in Chicago.

I am not Catholic and may not understand the symbolism of everything in the photos, but I can appreciate the beauty! There were no services taking place at the time and it was a perfect opportunity to wander through taking photos without disturbing anyone.

St. Michael’s parish was founded in 1852 to accommodate a growing German immigrant population when German-born brewer Michael Diversey donated land for the building of the original wooden church to the new parish. Now shepherded by the Redemptorist Order, the present 200-foot long church was dedicated in 1869. While the 1871 Great Chicago Fire ravaged the roof and inner structure, the locally sourced red sandstone brick exterior remained standing, and was fully restored by 1873. In 1888 the bell tower was completed; at 280 feet, it was one of the tallest structures in Chicago. Today, St. Mike’s serves more than 675 families in Chicago’s Old Town neighborhood with daily services and community events.

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Saint Michael the Archangel is known as a powerful spiritual warrior who leads the forces of Heaven against evil

Hope you enjoyed the photos and the tour of this beautiful old church!

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Beautiful building outside and inside! You took some really nice pictures.

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This is such a beautiful church indeed

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I'm always happy to help when I can!

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I don't know how the @builawhale blacklist works, but I would hope that it will refresh and sync with Hivewatchers. You have worked hard to get removed from the Hivewatchers list and I hope that will be taken into account. I would suggest waiting for a little more to see if it changes.

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Thank you so much for bringing us closer to the history and excellent state of preservation of this beautiful and iconic site!

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Wow, breathtaking !INDEED. It didn't seem to have been burned. It's all so perfect and new, like it was built yesterday. Awesome preservation of the history. The Christian community should be proud of their church. I don't know if the San Peter's Basilique in Vatican City is so beautiful.

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I think they have a lot more gold at the Vatican! 😉 It is a beautiful old church and the community is proud of it!
!INDEED

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Pretty old stylish-ed building. However, wonderful architecture!

Thanks for sharing the internal and external views of the Church!

!BBH

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That is such a beautiful church, it just felt like I was there with your photos. I truly love your last photo with the reflection of the stained glass on the Holy Water. Thanks for sharing this with us. I hope that you're having an awesome week!

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Thy holy water reflection was my favorite photo of the day! I'm so glad you enjoyed the photo tour. It encourages me to do more.
!LUV

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That's really great to know. Yes, I truly enjoyed it and I'm looking forward to the next church. Have a great weekend!

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Thanks for sharing the photos. I tend to be drawn to this type of sacred architecture.

Stained Glass Church GIF by Reconnecting Roots

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wow wow that is so beautiful and still well maintained for an old church. still look like a newly built church.
so beauitful.
!PIZZA !LUV

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I think the parish takes a lot of pride in thd church. I saw where they are raising money for a new roof. It is a beautiful building.
!INDEED

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I am fascinated by the church.It looks magestic.Im sire many devotee visits the the place.

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Many families have a lot of history there. Weddings, funerals, baptisms. The church becomes part of family tradition and memories.
!INDEED

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Such buildings are rare because they are old and the map is also much more interesting. There are still 200-year-old buildings in our city.

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Looks more like a cathedral to me, just by its size!! It’s beautiful and has reminded me to get back into my churches project!

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Mostly of the Redemptorist churches have a beautiful architecture, have a nice altars and a peaceful environments. These one that shows that this is run and owned by the Redemptorist.

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That really is a beautiful cathedral, I'm not Catholic either but I still enjoy the buildings architecture and beauty. Especially the really old one in Europe. The interior decorations are really pretty and very nicely done. Awesome pictures, I love seeing beautiful destinations!
!BBH
!LADY

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Thanks! Here I am trying to get caught up on comment replies!
It is a lovely old church and actually reminds me of churches in Europe.
!PIMP
!DUO

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