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Photographer
Art Perry
Date
1951-06-10
Description
Baccalaureate Exercises for the Class of 1951 were held at Sacred Heart Church in Bridgeport. Rev. John J. McEleney, vicar apostolic of Jamaica, British West Indies (and the former Rector and First President at Fairfield), presided at the solemn benediction. Rev. James H. Dolan, S.J., President of Fairfield University, was celebrant with the Rev. Laurence C. Langguth, S.J. serving as deacon.
Notes
This picture is one of a series of photographs taken during Fairfield University's First Commencement in June 1951.
Publisher
Fairfield University
Collection
Image Archive
Original Format
Photographic print; black-and-white; 4 x 6 in.
Digitization Date
2012
Repository
Fairfield University Archives and Special Collections
Copyright
© Fairfield University Archives and Special Collections. This resource may be used for educational or non-commercial purposes. Please direct any questions to digital@fairfield.edu.
Repository Citation
Art Perry. "Altar of Sacred Heart Church." 1951. Image Archive. Fairfield University Archives and Special Collections. https://digitalcommons.fairfield.edu/image-archive/211.