This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Groundbreaking and growth mark St Raphael's rectory saga
Ceremonies on January 17 marked the start of work on a new rectory for St Raphael's Catholic Church, with Msgr. Elslander and Father Balfe leading the blessing. A 1957 milestone saw Masses at Englewood Civic Center and Lemon Bay Woman's Club as the mission built toward a full church, which opened October 26, 1958. Archbishops Hurley blessed the church in 1959.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Raphael's Catholic Church
Charles L. Elslander
St. Martha’s Catholic Church
Sarasota
William F. Balfe
St. Raphael's
George W. Cummings
South Sarasota
Charlotte Counties
Englewood Civic Center
Lemon Bay
Charles Elslander
Father Cummings
St. Raphael’s Mission Church
Cummings
St. Raphael’s Church
Joseph P. Hurley
Walter A. Sinnott
John F. Wells
Balfe
Hurley
Father Bailfe
St. Ambrose Parish
Elkton
St. Augustine
Waterbury