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St. Viator Church

Coordinates: 41°55′47.798″N 87°43′54.383″W / 41.92994389°N 87.73177306°W / 41.92994389; -87.73177306
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St. Viator Church
St. Viator Church is located in Chicago
St. Viator Church
St. Viator Church
41°55′47.798″N 87°43′54.383″W / 41.92994389°N 87.73177306°W / 41.92994389; -87.73177306
Location4170 West Addison Street
Chicago, Illinois
CountryUnited States
DenominationRoman Catholic
WebsiteSt. Viator's Parish
History
StatusParish church
Founded1888 (1888)
Founder(s)Clerics of St. Viator
DedicationSt. Viator
DedicatedMay 5, 1929 (1929-05-05)
Consecrated ()
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Charles L. Wallace
Architectural typeChurch
StyleEnglish Gothic
Groundbreaking1927 (1927)
Completed1929 (1929)
Specifications
MaterialsBrick
Administration
ProvinceChicago
ArchdioceseChicago
Clergy
Pastor(s)Fr. Patrick Render, CSV

St. Viator Church is a historic parish church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago located in the Old Irving Park neighborhood in Chicago, Illinois. The church is located at 4170 West Addison Street.

History

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St Viator School

Founded in 1888 by the Clerics of Saint Viator who administered St. Viator College. The original parish was located on Belmont Avenue and Pulaski Road in Jefferson Township before the town was annexed by the city Chicago.[1]

The Sisters of St. Joseph were invited to direct the parish's school in 1902. By 1904 the parish grew and it relocated to its current location on Addison Street and Kedvale Avenue. Groundbreaking for the current church building was in 1927 and in 1929 it was dedicated by Cardinal George Mundelein.[2] Today, the parish grounds consists of the church, rectory, convent, recreation center, and St. Viator Elementary School which provides education for students pre-kindergarten through eighth grade.[3]

Architecture

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The church was designed by architect Charles L. Wallace in the English Gothic style.[4]

Church in architecture books

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  • McNamara, Denis R. (2005). Heavenly City: The Architectural Tradition of Catholic Chicago. Liturgy Training Publications. ISBN 1568545037.
  • Lane, George A. (1982). Chicago Churches and Synagogues: An Architectural Pilgrimage. Loyola Press.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Keating, Ann Durkin (1988). Building Chicago: Suburban Developers & the Creation of a Divided Metropolis. Ohio State University Press. p. 94. ISBN 9780814204559.
  2. ^ "St Viator Parish History". St Viator Parish. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  3. ^ "St. Viator School". St. Viator School. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  4. ^ McNamara, Denis (October 5, 2005). Heavenly City: The Architectural Tradition of Catholic Chicago (1st ed.). Liturgy Training Publications. p. 57. ISBN 1568545037.
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