Sep 18, 2010

Historic Catholic chapel in Cecil County restored



(Baltimore Sun) Volunteers built a modest chapel in a remote area of northeastern Maryland nearly 200 years ago and dedicated it to the patron saint of their homeland. Volunteers today have saved that simple frame building from ruin. Many descendants of those early settlers will gather at the fully restored St. Patrick's Chapel in Cecil County for a rededication Saturday. They will offer prayers of gratitude to their forebears and to those who have preserved their legacy. Continued

Images: Saint Patrick's before restoration (Kim Choate).

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