The first recorded Mass in the neighborhood was on March 17, 1732, in a private home near the current site of this church. Represented by the many decorative fleur-de-lis inside, the first Catholic Mass legislatively sanctioned and celebrated in New England was celebrated nearby by Father de la Porterie in 1788.
Designed by Alexander Parris (architect of Quincy Market), and constructed in 1834, the building was consecrated as St. Joseph's in 1862. At the time, the West End community was diverse, consisting of working-class families of predominantly European descent.
The crucifixion painting is thought to have been transferred from the Old Cathedral on Franklin Street to St. Joseph's in 1862. It is an enlarged replica painted by Lawrence Sargent (1803) of the original by Pierre-Paul Prud'hon (1758), housed at the Louvre in Paris.
The Hook and Hastings pipe organ was installed in 1884, and, with its characteristic full-bodied sound, it is still in use today.
The parish witnessed urban renewal in the 1950s and 1960s, which significantly changed the community.
At the centennial anniversary of the parish, twenty flags from countries around the world, including the United States and the Vatican, were displayed from the balconies to represent the diversity of the parish.
joseph, catholic, church, boston, massachusetts, this, article, includes, list, references, related, reading, external, links, sources, remain, unclear, because, lacks, inline, citations, please, help, improve, this, article, introducing, more, precise, citati. This article includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations Please help improve this article by introducing more precise citations November 2017 Learn how and when to remove this message St Joseph Catholic Church is a Roman Catholic church serving Beacon Hill and the West End in Boston Massachusetts Designed by Alexander Parris and built in 1834 for the Twelfth Congregational Society it was purchased by the Boston Roman Catholic Diocese in 1862 Organ and choir loft of St Joseph Catholic Church The first recorded Mass in the neighborhood was on March 17 1732 in a private home near the current site of this church Represented by the many decorative fleur de lis inside the first Catholic Mass legislatively sanctioned and celebrated in New England was celebrated nearby by Father de la Porterie in 1788 Designed by Alexander Parris architect of Quincy Market and constructed in 1834 the building was consecrated as St Joseph s in 1862 At the time the West End community was diverse consisting of working class families of predominantly European descent The crucifixion painting is thought to have been transferred from the Old Cathedral on Franklin Street to St Joseph s in 1862 It is an enlarged replica painted by Lawrence Sargent 1803 of the original by Pierre Paul Prud hon 1758 housed at the Louvre in Paris The Hook and Hastings pipe organ was installed in 1884 and with its characteristic full bodied sound it is still in use today The parish witnessed urban renewal in the 1950s and 1960s which significantly changed the community At the centennial anniversary of the parish twenty flags from countries around the world including the United States and the Vatican were displayed from the balconies to represent the diversity of the parish Regular Mass Schedule Sunday 9 00 AM 4 00 PM Monday Wednesday Friday 12 10 PMReferences editwww stjosephboston org St Joseph Catholic Church History 42 21 47 N 71 03 55 W 42 3631 N 71 0654 W 42 3631 71 0654 nbsp nbsp This article about a church or other Christian place of worship in Massachusetts is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article related to a building or structure in Boston is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title St Joseph Catholic Church Boston Massachusetts amp oldid 1165000516, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
