St. Joseph Polish Catholic Church
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St. Joseph Polish Catholic Church is a historic church at 1010 Liberty Street in Camden City, New Jersey. It is one of two churches in Camden named St. Joesph. The other is St. Joseph Pro-Cathedral
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style. Construction was begun in 1913 and the church was dedicated in May 1914. The church building cost $100,000 to build. The interior was painted in 1923 for $15,000. The stained-glass windows were donated as memorials over the years.
style entrance is located in the tower. The building is cruciform in shape. There are three bells in the tower: Mary (quarter-ton), John
(half-ton) and Adalbert (one-ton). The bells were dedicated on December 2, 1917.
The interior of the church features a 63 foot (19.2 m) nave
and an apse
that is crowned by a half-rounded cupola
above the main altar. There are two side altars in nitches that flank the main altar. A choir loft is above the main entrance. The church has a seating capacity of 1,000 people.
St. Joseph Pro-Cathedral (Camden, New Jersey)
St. Joseph Pro-Cathedral is a Catholic parish located on the east side of Camden, New Jersey, United States. It serves as the pro-cathedral of the Diocese of Camden. It is one of two parishes in the city of Camden to be named St. Joseph. The other one is St...
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History
The parish was started by a group of Polish immigrants in 1891 and incorpated the following year on October 24. The parish rented a building on Broadway to use as a church. Land was bought at Tenth and Liberty Streets and a combination church and school was completed in 1895. George I. Lovatt, Sr., a Philadelphia architect, designed the present church in the BaroqueBaroque
The Baroque is a period and the style that used exaggerated motion and clear, easily interpreted detail to produce drama, tension, exuberance, and grandeur in sculpture, painting, literature, dance, and music...
style. Construction was begun in 1913 and the church was dedicated in May 1914. The church building cost $100,000 to build. The interior was painted in 1923 for $15,000. The stained-glass windows were donated as memorials over the years.
Architecture
The exterior of the structure is covered in gray Vermont granite. A RomanesqueRomanesque
Romanesque may refer to:*Romanesque art, the art of Western Europe from approximately AD 1000 to the 13th century or later*Romanesque architecture, architecture of Europe which emerged in the late 10th century and lasted to the 13th century...
style entrance is located in the tower. The building is cruciform in shape. There are three bells in the tower: Mary (quarter-ton), John
John the Evangelist
Saint John the Evangelist is the conventional name for the author of the Gospel of John...
(half-ton) and Adalbert (one-ton). The bells were dedicated on December 2, 1917.
The interior of the church features a 63 foot (19.2 m) nave
Nave
In Romanesque and Gothic Christian abbey, cathedral basilica and church architecture, the nave is the central approach to the high altar, the main body of the church. "Nave" was probably suggested by the keel shape of its vaulting...
and an apse
Apse
In architecture, the apse is a semicircular recess covered with a hemispherical vault or semi-dome...
that is crowned by a half-rounded cupola
Cupola
In architecture, a cupola is a small, most-often dome-like, structure on top of a building. Often used to provide a lookout or to admit light and air, it usually crowns a larger roof or dome....
above the main altar. There are two side altars in nitches that flank the main altar. A choir loft is above the main entrance. The church has a seating capacity of 1,000 people.