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History of St. Ambrose

BRIEF HISTORY

Founded in 1906, this Gothic style church was designed by Zachary Taylor Davis one of St. Ambrose’s parishioners at that time.

Residents surrounding the parish at the time were mostly Irish immigrants and Jewish families. Msgr. William Foley was the founding pastor. He served as Lt. Colonel in the chaplains corps and is pictured in the stained glass window at the rear of the church blessing the soldiers being dispatched to war.

As new immigrants from Mississippi, Alabama and Texas arrived, the population of St. Ambrose continued to change. Today we are a multicultural, multiethnic parish.  We value our diversity and continue to look for new ways of being present to the Hyde Park/ Kenwood community.
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Our Lady of Africa Parish
Rectory: 615 East Oakwood Blvd
Church: 607 East Oakwood Blvd
Chicago IL 60653
(773) 624-5375
​Fax: (773) 624-8393

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  • Home
  • About
    • Contact
    • Meet Our Pastoral Staff
    • Mass Schedule
    • Office and Support Staff
    • Our Lady of Africa Formation >
      • History of Corpus Christi
      • History of Holy Angels
      • History of St. Ambrose
      • History of St. Anselm
      • History of St. Elizabeth
    • About The Mural
    • Bulletins
    • Mass Intentions
    • Funerals
  • Sacraments
    • Anointing of the Sick
    • Baptism of Adults - RCIA
    • Baptism of Children
    • Confirmation of Adults - RCIA
    • Marriage
    • Confirmation of Youth
    • Eucharist for Adults - RCIA
    • Eucharist for Children
    • Reconciliation
  • Ministries
    • Men/Women Only
    • Other Ministries Organizations
    • Music
    • Liturgy
    • Youth
  • Education
    • Holy Angels School
    • Becoming Catholic
  • News and Events
  • Giving/Donate
  • Parishioner Contact Update
  • Prayer Requests
  • Pastor's Message
  • Tolton Heritage Center
    • Hall Rental
    • Food Pantry
    • Tolton Center Events
  • Activity Pictures
  • Father Tracy O'Sullivan Blog