Sacred Heart Altanta 2019 – Home The Heart of Atlanta's Catholicism About Us The Basilica on of the Sacred Heart of Jesus was founded in 1880. The original church, known as Saints Peter and Paul, was a small wooden building located at the southwest corner of Marietta and Alexander Stree...
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The Heart of Atlanta's Catholicism About Us The Basilica on of the Sacred Heart of Jesus was founded in 1880. The original church, known as Saints Peter and Paul, was a small wooden building located at the southwest corner of Marietta and Alexander Streets.
Get Price Sent usIn 1897, an Atlanta architect, W. T. Downing, was commissioned to design the new church. In keeping with the then popular devotion to the Sacred Heart, the name of the church was changed to “The Sacred Heart of Jesus.” The architectural style is French Romanesque, with some variations and additions.
Get Price Sent usThe church was completed on May 1, 1898 and was dedicated by Bishop Becker. On this day the name of the church was changed from that of Saints Peter and Paul to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. The Ivy Street parish has served both religious and educational needs during the decades that followed the completion of the church building.
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