Dictionary of Sydney

The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

St Patrick's Catholic church Church Hill

One of Sydney's earliest Catholic churches, opened in 1844.

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Milestone
Constructed
1840 - 1844
Opened
1844
Name
Commemorated by
Position
1840
1844 - 1868
Type

St Patrick's Catholic church Church Hill

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An early focus for the Irish Catholic community in Sydney, St Patrick's became a symbol of Irish pride. Thousands of worshippers, carrying green flags, marched through the city to its foundation stone-laying ceremony in 1840.