Group Portrait of First Communion Group, Our Mother of Mercy Chapel

Item

Type
Photograph
Title
Group Portrait of First Communion Group, Our Mother of Mercy Chapel
Rationale
Churchgoing is important for understanding a community's values, and can also indicate its boundaries.
Description
Photograph of Reverend Conrad Rebesher, S.S.J. with nine children. All pose with hands in prayer at Our Mother of Mercy Chapel. Because this item belongs to collections of African American Catholicism as well as the Bureau of Indian Missions, it may include both Indigenous and Black children, illustrating how the Catholic church (and also other authorities) sometimes grouped non-white communities together. Rev. Rebesher was widely recognized as the leader of the Black Catholic Church in Delaware.
Date
1933
1930s
Place
Belvedere, Delaware
Subject
African American religion
Catholicism
African American Catholics
African American children
Creator
Unidentified
Extent
Physical Dimensions: 10.4x5.8 (not specified if inches or centimeters)
Digital Dimensions: 1024×578 px
Provenance
Gift of the Bureau of Catholic Indian Missions, 1977-[ongoing]. Processed by Philip C. Bantin, 1977-1986, and Mark G. Thiel, 1986-2021. Selected series microfilmed, 1980-2010. De Rancé, Incorporated (Milwaukee), provided generous support for the initial acquisition, processing, and microfilming of the records, 1976-1980.
Publisher
Marquette University
Rights
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