Saint Michael the Archangel Catholic Church (Chicago)
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This article is about the Polish church at 83rd and South Shore Drive on the South Side. For the Redemptionist church on Cleveland Avenue on the North Side, see St. Michael's Church, Old Town, Chicago.
St. Michael (Polish: Kościół Świętego Michała) is a church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago. The current church is located at E. 83rd Street and S. South Shore Drive in South Chicago, a neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois.
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Saint Michael the Archangel Catholic Church | |
41°44′42″N 87°32′51″W | |
Location | Chicago, Illinois |
Country | USA |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Website | www |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Founded | 1892 (1892)[1] |
Founder(s) | Polish community (from Immaculate Conception parish)[2] |
Dedication | St. Michael the Archangel |
Dedicated | May 23, 1909 (1909-05-23)[2] |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Closed |
Architect(s) | William J. Brinkmann[1] |
Architectural type | Church |
Style | Gothic[1] or Neogothic[citation needed] |
Groundbreaking | 1907 (1907)[citation needed] |
Completed | 1909 (1909)[1] |
Closed | 2021[3] |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 2000[1] |
Administration | |
Metropolis | Chicago |
Archdiocese | Chicago |
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It is a prime example of the so-called "Polish Cathedral style" of churches in both its opulence and grand scale. Along with Immaculate Conception, it is one of the two monumental Polish churches dominating over the South Chicago neighborhood.