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1909 Archbishop portrait framed James

QUIGLEY With history priest of Diocese of
Buffalo Bishop of Chicago
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This is a glass framed portrait of ARCHBISHOP JAMES QUIGLEY which measures 21 1/2" x 26" . Prior to us it was
purchased from an antique store called the Old Curiosity shop on 13 N State street. . The store is no longer in
business and the whole block has been torn down and replaced with modern stores. The only other copy of this is in a
Catholic museum. It is marked at the bottom copyright 1908 by Lavescha 584 West Clark Chicago. The back of the
frame has the original hand written information on it but they got his middle and last name incorrect. It is written
James Howard Quigby when it should be James Edward Quigley. We contacted the museum many years ago about
this and they did verify they had the other, but did not wish to purchase the second and only other one. I have photos
of his funeral, grave site and closeups of the portrait. The closeups are not from ours because there was too much
glare so I am showing you the originals. The first photo I have on is the original framed one we are selling. The photo
of the back is also of the one we are selling with comparisons on the other one to help identify it. One the full size
black and white I have included a copy of the original ad from the store it was originally purchased. Here is his history
which is very interesting. Archbishop of Chicago. Born in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada, Oct. 15, 1854. Ordained priest of
Diocese of Buffalo, April 12, 1879. Appointed bishop of Buffalo; consecrated Feb. 24, 1897. Appointed archbishop of
Chicago, Jan. 8, 1903; installed March 10, 1903. Died July 10, 1915. The second archbishop of Chicago, James
Edward Quigley, was a just and charitable man, a thorough and prodigious worker for whom the education of
seminarians was a predominating and abiding interest. His 12-year tenure was distinguished by the remarkable
growth of both the parochial school and seminary systems. James Edward Quigley was born on October 15, 1854, in
Oshawa, Canada, his parents having settled there from Ireland. While still a child, his family moved to Buffalo, N.Y.,
where he received his education, including some years at the diocesan seminary. He concluded his preparation for the
priesthood at the Propaganda College in Rome, where he received his doctorate in theology summa cum laude. He
was ordained there in 1879. Following work in St. Vincent Parish in Attica, N.Y., and as rector of St. Joseph Cathedral
in Buffalo, he was named Bishop of Buffalo in 1897. Five years later, he became the Archbishop of Chicago. In 1903,
Chicago had 252 parishes served by 417 diocesan priests and 149 order priests. With the growing number of Polish,
Italian, and Bohemian immigrants, the city was becoming predominantly Catholic. He quickly began adding new
parishes spurred on by the tremendous influx of these immigrant groups. His concern in particular for the Polish
immigrants caused the number of Polish churches to double. This growth led Archbishop Quigley to seek an auxiliary
bishop of Polish decent for Chicago, thus giving the City the distinction of having as an auxiliary bishop the first Pole
in the United States to be raised to the episcopacy. While in Rome, Quigley was ordained a priest on April 13, 1879.
Following his return to the United States, he served as pastor of St. Vincent's Church in Attica, New York until 1884,
when he became rector of St. Joseph's Cathedral in Buffalo. He was transferred to St. Bridget's Church in the same
city in 1886 In keeping with Pope Leo XIII's 1891 encyclopedia Rerum novarum, Quigley took an active interest in
working conditions. During the dock strike of Buffalo in 1899 the Lake Carriers' Association and the Longshoremen's
Union chose him as mediator. After ten days of negotiations, the strike was settled on terms reached by the bishop. It
was routine to pay workers in saloons, where often the saloonkeeper was also the hiring boss. This practice was
terminated and prohibited by the terms of the agreement With the Archdiocese of Chicago on a solid path of
unprecedented growth, Archbishop Quigley turned his attention to the need for a seminary. Clergy personnel needs
were critical. Archbishop Quigley understood that the solution to the population expansion and priest shortage lay in
the foundation of a seminary system in which Chicago boys could be trained, educated and formed for the priesthood
of Chicago. The minor seminary was a popular concept in the early twentieth century, and Archbishop Quigley thought
that was a good place to start. The doors to the Cathedral College of the Sacred Heart, as the minor seminary was
originally called, were opened in the remodeled German consulate on the southeast corner of Wabash and Superior in
originally called, were opened in the remodeled German consulate on the southeast corner of Wabash and Superior in
October 1905 with 52 high school freshmen. It was Archbishop Quigley who also resurrected the Corporation of the
University of St. Mary of the Lake, thus bringing the project of a major seminary to the attention of the Archdiocese. In
his opinion the future of the Catholic Church was in the hearts and minds of the children, so one of the distinguishing
features of Archbishop Quigley’s administration was the remarkable growth of the parochial school system. In his
time as the Ordinary of the Archdiocese the diocesan schools increased from 166 to 256 and the students from
57,329 to 109,162. One of the principles governing the construction of new churches, which he asked pastors to
follow, was the provision for a parochial school wherever a church was planned. Archbishop Quigley was interested in
all aspects of the social welfare of his people. During his administration the first Catholic social settlements were
organized, including nurseries under Catholic direction. For the protection of women, he cooperated with the founding
and development of the Catholic Women’s Protectorate, which patrolled railroad stations to offer protection to
Catholic girls and women traveling alone. Under his leadership the St. Vincent de Paul Society made remarkable gains
in membership and activities in the archdiocese. He helped to establish the Catholic Church Extension Society that
served home missions and convened the third diocesan synod in 1905, which promulgated rulings on everything from
norms for sermons and the life style of the clergy to the sacraments and worship. The First Catholic Missionary
Congress was held in Chicago during this time under the auspices of the Catholic Church Extension Society. He faced
great tasks and problems during his tenure, yet never limited his time or energies in his efforts to solve them. He was
successful as both a builder of structures and a builder of men, who were shaped and directed in the schools and
seminaries of Chicago. His beneficence was noteworthy as illustrated by his custom of performing the funeral rites of
every deceased priest of his Archdiocese, a practice he carried out even when he was ill. He died on July 10, 1915,
having served as a priest for 36 years and a bishop for 18 years. He was 60 years old at the time of his death. He was
buried in the Bishops’ Mausoleum he had ordered the construction of in the Mount Carmel Cemetery, between 1905
and 1912. ( see photo of his grave) Quigley's Chapel of St. James, with stained glass modeled after Sainte-Chapelle in
Paris, was dedicated upon the seventy-fifth anniversary of the Archdiocese of Chicago and the twenty-fifth
anniversary of Mundelein's priestly ordination on 10 June 1920. Designed by architect Zachary Taylor Davis,[7] with
stained glass by Robert Giles of the John J. Kinsella Company of Chicago, it has been listed on the National Register
of Historic Places since 1996. The American Institute of Architects Guide to Chicago has termed the stained glass of
the Quigley Chapel "dazzling." This framed portrait has a thin line of watermarks at the top but the photo or print is
totally intact. You are getting the frame, glass and portrait inside. Sold as found.

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