Sacred Heart (Diocese of Boise City, Boise)
| Sacred Heart | |
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| Dedication: | Sacred Heart |
| Type/Classification: | Territorial Parish |
| Non-Parochial: | No |
| Operated By: | Diocesan clergy |
| Venerated Saints: | None specified |
| Diocese: | Diocese of Boise City |
| Deanery: | |
| Address: | 811 S Latah St., Boise, Idaho 83705 |
| City: | Boise, ID |
| Subdivision: | Idaho |
| Country: | United States |
| County: | Ada County |
| Website: | Website |
| Founded: | |
| School: | No |
| Email: | None specified |
| AI Confidence: | 4/10 |
| Review Level: | 0/5 |
Sacred Heart is a territorial parish of the Diocese of Boise City, located at 811 S Latah St. in Boise, Idaho, within Ada County. The parish is dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, a devotion honoring the boundless love of Christ for humanity, and it serves Catholics living within its assigned territorial boundaries in the Boise area.
As with other territorial parishes in the diocese, Sacred Heart provides sacramental and pastoral care to the faithful residing within its geographic parish boundaries, distinguishing it from personal or national parishes organized around language, ethnicity, or particular communities.
No confirmed founding date is documented in available sources for this article. The parish maintains an active presence in Boise's Catholic community, continuing a long tradition of devotion to the Sacred Heart that has shaped Catholic spirituality since the visions of Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque in the seventeenth century.
History
Limited independent historical documentation is available regarding the founding and early development of Sacred Heart Parish in Boise. The parish is currently listed among the territorial parishes of the Diocese of Boise City, serving the Latah Street area of the city.[1]
According to general devotional history, parishes dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus in the United States often trace their naming to the widespread nineteenth- and twentieth-century growth of Sacred Heart devotion following papal encouragement of the feast and consecration practices.[2] No parish-specific founding narrative could be confirmed in publicly available sources at the time of writing.
Special features
- Parish community rooted in devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
- Active participation in the sacramental and liturgical life of the Diocese of Boise City
Relics
According to established Catholic tradition, the main altar of a dedicated Catholic church customarily contains relics of saints, as is prescribed by canonical and liturgical norms for consecrated altars. Specific information regarding which relics, if any, are present at Sacred Heart Parish is not publicly documented in available sources.
Architecture and Art
Exterior features
Specific architectural details regarding the exterior design of the Sacred Heart church building are not publicly documented in available sources.
Interior features
The interior worship space is arranged, as is customary in Catholic parish churches, to direct the congregation's attention toward the sanctuary and altar. Further parish-specific details are not publicly documented in available sources.
Stained Glass Windows
Specific details on the church's stained glass windows are not publicly documented in available sources.
Statues and Sculptures
Devotional imagery of the Sacred Heart of Jesus is likely present within the church, consistent with the parish's dedication, though specific artworks are not publicly documented in available sources.
Other Artwork
No further devotional artwork is publicly documented in available sources.
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Related parishes
- Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist (Diocese of Boise City)
- Blessed Sacrament (Diocese of Boise City, Aberdeen)
- St. Mary (Diocese of Boise City, American Falls)
- St. Ann (Diocese of Boise City, Arco)
- St. Bernard (Diocese of Boise City)
- Our Lady of the Rosary (Diocese of Boise City)
- Risen Christ (Diocese of Boise City)
- St. Mark (Diocese of Boise City)
- St. Mary (Diocese of Boise City, Boise)
- St. Paul Student Center (Diocese of Boise City)
- St. Ann (Diocese of Boise City, Bonners Ferry)
- St. Bridget (Diocese of Boise City)
- Immaculate Conception (Diocese of Boise City, Buhl)
- St. Therese Little Flower (Diocese of Boise City)
- Our Lady of the Valley (Diocese of Boise City)
- Holy Rosary (Diocese of Boise City, Cambridge)
- St. Katherine Drexel (Diocese of Boise City)
- St. Louise (Diocese of Boise City)
- St. Paul (Diocese of Boise City, Chubbuck)
- Sacred Heart (Diocese of Boise City, Clark Fork)
- St. Joan of Arc (Diocese of Boise City)
- St. Pius X (Diocese of Boise City)
- St. Thomas the Apostle (Diocese of Boise City)
- St. Mary (Diocese of Boise City, Cottonwood)
- St. Jude the Apostle (Diocese of Boise City)
External links
Social media
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References
- ↑ "Sacred Heart Parish". Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Boise. https://www.sacredheartboise.org/.
- ↑ "Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus". Vatican.va. https://www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/encyclicals.index.html.