National Shrine of Saint John Neumann

Roman Catholic church in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Church in Pennsylvania, United States

National Shrine of Saint John Neumann
St. Peter the Apostle Church


Location	1019 N. Fifth St. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania United States
Denomination	Catholic Church
Website	www.stjohnneumann.org
History
Status	National Shrine/Parish church
Founded	1842 (St. Peter the Apostle Parish)
Founder(s)	Rev. Louis Cartuyvels, C.Ss.R.
Dedicated	February 14,1847
Relics held	John Neumann
Architecture
Architect(s)	Joseph Koecker
Style	Romanesque Revival
Completed	1847, 1897 (rebuilt)
Specifications
Number of spires	one
Spire height	230 feet (70 m)
Materials	Port Deposit granite
Administration
Archdiocese	Philadelphia
Clergy
Priest(s)	Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer

The National Shrine of St. John Neumann is a Roman Catholic National shrine dedicated to St. John Neumann, the fourth Bishop of Philadelphia and the first American male to be canonized. The shrine is located in the lower church of St. Peter the Apostle Church at 1019 North 5th Street, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States. The construction of the main church began in 1843.

Adjoining the lower church is a small museum, which displays exhibits relating to the life of the saint. The National Shrine of St. John Neumann and St. Peter's Church are under the care of the Redemptorists, the religious community of which St. John Neumann was a member.

History

When Bishop Neumann died suddenly in 1860 he was buried, as requested, at St. Peter's Church beneath the undercroft floor directly below the high altar.^[1]

Pope Paul VI beatified Neumann during the Second Vatican Council and declared him a saint in 1977. The undercroft at St. Peter the Apostle Church underwent several renovations after Neumann's initial interment. The space served for years as the lower church of St. Peter the Apostle parish and eventually became the National Shrine of Saint John Neumann after his canonization. The body of the saint lies in a glass-enclosed reliquary under the main altar. It is dressed in the episcopal vestments with a mask covering the face.

The saint's body has undergone multiple vestment changes since it was first displayed at the time of his beatification. In 1989, during the course of a major renovation of the shrine, the body of the saint was clothed in a set of modern vestments cut in the Gothic style.^[2] On December 27, 2007, the body received a new mask and was clad with a set of traditional Roman vestments, including a laced alb, stole, maniple, episcopal gloves, and traditional Roman fiddleback chasuble. The Cardinal Archbishop of Philadelphia, Justin Francis Rigali, was present to assist with the vesting.^[3]

Fire

Fire broke out in the lower church on May 13, 2009. The pulpit, located near the body, was reduced to ashes, but the body of the saint was left intact. The plaster covering over the face did not show any signs of heat. The pastor, Fr. Kevin Moley, C.Ss.R., called it miraculous.^[4]

References

^ Allman CSSR, Matthew. "The National Shrine of Saint John Neumann", Ligurian, January 1, 2015
^ Brennan, Kathy (November 9, 1989). "Saint's Image Beautified Body Of St. John Neumann Gets New Mask & Vestments". Philadelphia Daily News. Retrieved September 19, 2014.
^ "New vestments for St. John Neumann mark his feast day". The Catholic Review. January 22, 2008. Retrieved September 19, 2014.
^ Chicoine, Christie L. (May 28, 2009). "Fire Singes Shrine". The Catholic Standard & Times. Retrieved September 19, 2014.

External links

Media related to St. Peter the Apostle Church - National Shrine of St. John Neumann at Wikimedia Commons

National Shrine of Saint John Neumann official website
National Shrine of St. John Neumann Facebook Page
Redemptorists of the Baltimore Province: St. John Neumann
St. Peter the Apostle Church website

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Ordinaries

Bishops: Michael Francis Egan; Henry Conwell; Francis Kenrick; John Neumann

Archbishops: James Frederick Wood; Patrick John Ryan; Edmond Francis Prendergast; Dennis Joseph Dougherty; John Francis O'Hara; John Krol; Anthony Bevilacqua; Justin Rigali; Charles J. Chaput; Nelson J. Pérez

Auxiliary bishops, current: John J. McIntyre; Keith J. Chylinski; Christopher R. Cooke; Efren V. Esmilla

Auxiliary bishops, former: Cletus Joseph Benjamin; Michael Francis Burbidge; Joseph R. Cistone; Michael Joseph Crane; Edward Peter Cullen; Louis A. DeSimone; Francis James Furey; John Joseph Graham; Edward Hughes; Hugh L. Lamb; Martin Nicholas Lohmuller; Robert P. Maginnis; Joseph Francis Martino; Joseph Carroll McCormick; John Joseph McCort; Gerald Vincent McDevitt; Joseph P. McFadden; Joseph Mark McShea; Gerald O'Hara; Francis B. Schulte; Daniel Edward Thomas; Thomas Jerome Welsh; Edward Michael Deliman; Michael J. Fitzgerald; Timothy C. Senior

Churches

Cathedral: Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul

Parish churches: List of churches in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia; Immaculate Conception; Old St. Joseph; Old St. Mary; St. Adalbert; St. Agatha and St. James; St. Anne; St. Augustine; St. Basil the Great; St. Cyprian; St. Donato; St. Francis de Sales; St. Joachim; St. Michael; St. Nicholas of Tolentine; St. Thomas the Apostle Church; St. William

Chapels and shrines: Church of the Gesú; National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa; National Shrine of St. John Neumann

Former: Holy Trinity

Education

Seminary: St. Charles Borromeo Seminary

Higher education: Cabrini College; Chestnut Hill College; Gwynedd Mercy University; Holy Family University; Immaculata University; La Salle University; Neumann University; Rosemont College; Saint Joseph's University; Villanova University

High schools: Acad. of Notre Dame de Namur; Archbishop John Carroll; Archbishop Prendergast; Archbishop Ryan; Archbishop Wood; Bishop McDevitt; Bishop Shanahan; Cardinal O'Hara; Conwell-Egan; Country Day School of the Sacred Heart; Devon Prep; Father Judge; Gwynedd Mercy Academy; Holy Ghost Prep; John W. Hallahan Catholic Girls; La Salle College HS; Lansdale Catholic; Little Flower; Malvern Prep; Mercy Career & Technical; Merion Mercy Acad.; Monsignor Bonner; Mount Saint Joseph Acad.; Nazareth Acad.; Pope John Paul II; Roman Catholic HS for Boys; Saint Basil Academy; Saint Joseph's Prep; Saints John Neumann and Maria Goretti; St. Hubert Catholic High School for Girls; Villa Joseph Marie; Villa Maria Academy

Closed	St. James High School for Boys

Priests

Living: Edward Joseph Adams; Herbert Bevard; Michael J. Bransfield; Joseph L. Coffey; James Green; Joseph A. Pepe; Nelson J. Pérez

Deceased: Joseph Anthony Galante; Francis Brennan; Edwin Byrne; George Aloysius Carrell; Hubert James Cartwright; Joseph M. Corrigan; Joseph Thomas Daley; Edmond John Fitzmaurice; John Edmund Fitzmaurice; John Patrick Foley; Francis Xavier Gartland; Daniel James Gercke; Michael Hurley; Ignatius Frederick Horstmann; John Hughes; Francis Edward Hyland; Thomas Francis Kennedy; Philip R. McDevitt; Thomas Joseph McDonough; Thomas McGovern; Eugene J. McGuinness; William Matthews; John Joseph O'Connor; William O'Hara; Jeremiah F. Shanahan; John W. Shanahan; David B. Thompson; Francis X. DiLorenzo

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