Our Lady of Lourdes (Diocese of Birmingham in Alabama, Birmingham)

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Our Lady of Lourdes
Dedication: Our Lady of Lourdes
Type/Classification: Territorial Parish
Non-Parochial: No
Operated By: Diocesan clergy
Venerated Saints: None specified
Diocese: Diocese of Birmingham
Deanery:
Address: 980 Huffman Rd., Birmingham, Alabama 35215
City: Birmingham, AL
Subdivision: Alabama
Country: United States
County: Jefferson County
Website: Website
Founded:
School: No
Email: None specified
AI Confidence: 4/10
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Our Lady of Lourdes is a territorial parish of the Diocese of Birmingham in Alabama, serving Catholics in the Huffman area of Birmingham in Jefferson County. The parish takes its name from Our Lady of Lourdes, commemorating the 1858 Marian apparitions to Saint Bernadette Soubirous at Lourdes, France.

As a territorial parish, Our Lady of Lourdes serves Catholics residing within its assigned geographic boundaries in the diocese rather than a particular ethnic, linguistic, or national community. The parish is staffed by diocesan clergy rather than a religious order.

No confirmed founding date is documented in available sources, though the parish has long served the Huffman Road corridor of Birmingham as one of a number of Catholic communities within the Diocese of Birmingham.

History

Limited historical documentation is publicly available for Our Lady of Lourdes Parish. According to the parish's own web presence, the community continues to gather for worship and sacramental life at its Huffman Road location in Birmingham.[1] The parish falls under the pastoral care of the Diocese of Birmingham in Alabama, which was established in 1969 and encompasses the northern and central portions of the state.[2]

Specific milestones such as the laying of the cornerstone, church dedication, or names of founding pastors are not confirmed in publicly accessible sources at this time.

Special features

  • Parish devotion to Our Lady of Lourdes, reflecting the Marian apparitions of 1858
  • Active participation in the sacramental and liturgical life of the Diocese of Birmingham

Relics

According to established Catholic tradition, altars in dedicated Catholic churches customarily contain relics of saints. No specific information regarding relics housed at Our Lady of Lourdes is publicly documented in available sources.

Architecture and Art

Exterior features

Specific architectural details regarding the exterior of the church building are not publicly documented in available sources.

Interior features

Specific details regarding the interior layout and design of the worship space are not publicly documented in available sources.

Stained Glass Windows

No confirmed information regarding stained glass windows is publicly documented in available sources.

Statues and Sculptures

Devotional imagery associated with the parish likely includes representations of Our Lady of Lourdes, consistent with the parish's dedication, though specific details are not publicly documented.

Other Artwork

No further devotional artwork is publicly documented in available sources.

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References

  1. ↑ "Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church". Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church. https://OLLCatholicChurch.org. 
  2. ↑ "Diocese of Birmingham in Alabama". Diocese of Birmingham in Alabama. https://www.bhmdiocese.org/. 
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