Fraternité Notre Dame
Shrine of Our Lady of Frechou
Address
502 N. Central Ave.
Neighborhood
Hours
Sat, Oct 14: 10am - 5pm
Sun, Oct 15: 10am - 5pm
Architect/Year
Sidney R. Badgley, 1909
Website
Description
Once home to Chicago's largest Methodist congregation, this early 20th-Century church is now a shrine to Our Lady of Fréchou. The Fraternité Notre Dame, a Catholic religious order started in France in 1971, hosts daily Mass, a soup kitchen and a food pantry in the space, which it acquired in 2000 after the church had been vacant for nearly 30 years. The property also serves as the Mother House for the order, as well as a novitiate and seminary for future priests and nuns. The seating is striking, arranged in a semicircle to face the altar in the northwest corner. Painted murals by the Sisters surround the shrine to the Most Blessed Virgin Mary and decorate a skylight.
Guided tours will be offered.
Visitor Experience
Guided tours and photo displays will be available.
Categories
Open Saturday , Open Sunday , Photography Permitted , Sacred Space , Washrooms Available