Country United States Founded 1875 (1875) Phone +1 773-325-8610 | Denomination Roman Catholic | |
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St. Vincent de Paul Church is a historic parish church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago located in Chicago, Illinois.
History
St. Vincent de Paul Parish was founded by Rev. Edward Smith, C.M., in 1875 at the corner of Webster Avenue and Osgood Street (now Kenmore Avenue). This multi-use structure served as the church, school, parish hall, and rectory until 1891, when St. Vincent's School was established in a separate building. After the school's opening, planning started on the current church building at Webster and Sheffield Avenues. The new church was dedicated on May 1, 1897.
With the original building now vastly vacated, the structure was heavily remodeled, adding a third floor, and was repurposed as the home of the new St. Vincent's College in 1898. This school later became DePaul University.