Saint Maurice Church (Connecticut)
St Maurice is a Roman Catholic church in Stamford, Connecticut, part of the Diocese of Bridgeport.
Saint Maurice Church | |
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Location | 358 Glenbrook Rd Stamford, Connecticut |
Country | United States |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Polak and Sullivan |
Administration | |
Province | Hartford |
Diocese | Bridgeport |
Clergy | |
Bishop(s) | Most Rev. Frank Joseph Caggiano |
Pastor(s) | Rev. Alfred A. Riendeau Jr. |
History
Referred to as the Little Church on the Hill, St. Maurice Church is named after Bishop Maurice F. McAuliffe who served as the 8th Bishop of Hartford (1934-1944). The Norman-Gothic Revival church was built in 1936 to the designs of the architectural firm of Polak and Sullivan from New Haven, CT.[1]
References
- https://archive.today/20130415212201/http://www.stmauricegb.org/history.htm St. Maurice Church History
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