Church of the Sacred Heart Parish (Petersburg, Virginia)

Coordinates: 37°11′15″N 77°19′28″W / 37.18750°N 77.32444°W

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Church of the Sacred Heart Parish
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Virginia Landmarks Register

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Location	9300 Community Lane, Petersburg, Virginia
Coordinates	37°11′15″N 77°19′28″W / 37.18750°N 77.32444°W / 37.18750; -77.32444
Area	12.223 acres (4.946 ha)
Built	1906
Architectural style	Late Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No.	12000020 ^[1]
VLR No.	074-5021
Added to NRHP	February 8, 2012
Designated VLR	December 15, 2011^[2]

The Church of the Sacred Heart Parish, also known as Sacred Heart Parish of New Bohemia is a Catholic church in Petersburg, Virginia that was built in 1906. It was originally constructed to serve the needs of the Czech and Slovak immigrant population that settled in the New Bohemia area. The success of the church later attracted immigrants from other Eastern European countries such as Lithuania, Poland, and Ukraine.^[3]^[4]

History of the Parish

Following the death of her husband Matiej in 1904, Marie Hanzlik donated their land to the Bishop of the Diocese of Richmond, and in 1906, the first church was built there. The church was dedicated to the patron saint of the Czech community, St. Wenceslas. In 1908, a Parish Hall was completed to support community and parish needs. In 1952, the second church was built, and is still currently in use as the church commons, with the altar having been closed off and repurposed as a small chapel. In 1954, the first church was demolished, and later in 1962, a rectory for the Priest was erected at that site. In 2006, for the 100th anniversary of Sacred Heart Parish, a third structure was built onto the second building, which currently serves as the primary place of worship.^[5]

The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 8, 2012.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 2/06/12 through 2/10/12. National Park Service. 2012-02-17. Archived from the original on 2014-10-10. Retrieved 2013-09-22.
^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
^ "Church of the Sacred Heart Parish". The Progress-Index. Archived from the original on 2013-09-27. Retrieved 2012-06-14.
^ Edward Hanzlik, Frank Pezzillo (September 2011). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Church of the Sacred Heart" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying six photos
^ "074-5021 Church of the Sacred Heart Parish". www.dhr.virginia.gov. Retrieved 2022-01-29.

External links

Official Church website

v t e Roman Catholic Diocese of Richmond
Bishops	Ordinaries Patrick Kelly Richard Vincent Whelan John McGill James Gibbons John Joseph Keane Augustine Van de Vyver Denis J. O'Connell Andrew James Louis Brennan Peter Leo Ireton John Joyce Russell Walter Francis Sullivan Francis X. DiLorenzo Barry Christopher Knestout Auxiliary bishops Joseph Howard Hodges Ernest Leo Unterkoefler James Louis Flaherty David Edward Foley
Churches	Cathedral Cathedral of the Sacred Heart Basilica Basilica of St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception, Norfolk Basilica of St. Andrew, Roanoke Parishes St. Vincent de Paul Church, Newport News Church of the Sacred Heart, Petersburg St. Paul's Church, Portsmouth Church of the Sacred Heart, Richmond St. Peter's Church, Richmond St. Bede's Church, Williamsburg St. Stephen, Martyr, Chesapeake
Education	High schools Benedictine College Preparatory, Richmond Blessed Sacrament Huguenot, Powhatan Catholic High School, Virginia Beach Holy Cross Regional Catholic School, Lynchburg Peninsula Catholic High School, Newport News Roanoke Catholic School, Roanoke Saint Gertrude High School, Richmond Walsingham Academy, Williamsburg
Priests	Francis Janssens Vincent Stanislaus Waters
Miscellany	Francis J. Parater
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