Capuchin Novitiate, Wilmington, Delaware

Photographs of the Capuchin Novitiate at Wilmington in Delaware. One of the prints appears to show construction work on the building. A novitiate was opened by the Irish Capuchins in Wilmington in October 1936. This building (know as St. Patrick’s) was later handed over to the Capuchin friars of the New Jersey Province in 1963. (The New Jersey Capuchins are part of the Province of the Sacred Stigmata).

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Level of description
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Date
c.1936
Reference
14
Extent and medium
4 items; 11.5 cm x 7.1 cm; Black and white print
Scope and content
Photographs of the Capuchin Novitiate at Wilmington in Delaware. One of the prints appears to show construction work on the building. A novitiate was opened by the Irish Capuchins in Wilmington in October 1936. This building (know as St. Patrick’s) was later handed over to the Capuchin friars of the New Jersey Province in 1963. (The New Jersey Capuchins are part of the Province of the Sacred Stigmata).
General note
The building was later known as the St. Francis Renewal Centre in Wilmington. The St. Francis Renewal Centre closed in 2023 after seventy-five years due to sustainability issues.
Repository
Irish Capuchin Archives
Context
Irish Capuchin Archives > Papers of the Irish Capuchin Mission in the United States > Photographs > 1930-1939

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