Workers exhumed 211 bodies from the crypt of Bay Ridge’s “Green Church,” moving the 108-year-old house of worship closer to its long-slated, but much-protested demolition. Citing the costs of ongoing ...
The church, known for its basement burial crypts, is the original site of the oldest Catholic church in the Greater ...
WHAT’S BEEN UNCOVERED. ONE WEEK BEFORE HALLOWEEN. JUST WHEN YOU THOUGHT YOU KNEW PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING ABOUT THE OLD NORTH CHURCH. WELCOME TO THE CRYPT. A 300 YEAR OLD VAULT THAT JUST UNDERWENT TEN ...
In the crypt of Boston’s oldest surviving church, one may expect to find spider webs, dirt and other signs of a rotting interior. But that’s not the case at Old North Church anymore, as guests are now ...
One of Chelsea Millsap’s favorite artifacts at the Old North Church in the North End is a clock in the sanctuary. When the church is empty and everything is quiet, she can listen closely and think of ...
Boston Bucket List: The crypts below Old North Church The crypts under Old North Church are a small, U-shaped passage where visitors can catch a glimpse of the centuries-old burial site. Make sure to ...
Update: the annual honorary Naval laying of the wreath on John Quincy Adams’ tomb to commemorate his 254th birthday — scheduled for Friday, July 9 — has been postponed. No new date has been confirmed.
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) - When parishioners at the Basilica of St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception started their latest construction project in 2014, their main concerns were repairing ceiling leaks, ...