Saint Ann Roman Catholic Church Crypt
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Saint Ann Roman Catholic Church Crypt

Also known as Byrne Family Crypt at Saint Ann's Church , Saint Ann's Memorial Church Crypt

Phoenixville, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA

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    Phoenixville, Pennsylvania 19460 United States
    Coordinates: 40.12729, -75.51451
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Saint Ann's Parish was founded through the efforts of Irish-American linen mill owner Thomas F. Byrne. Through his efforts and those of the pastor of the Saint Mary of the Assumption Parish in Phoenixville, Father John Wagner, permission was requested from the Archbishop of Philadelphia to erect a new parish in the Borough of Phoenixville in honor of Byrne's late mother. Early in 1905, Archbishop Patrick Ryan announced the establishment of the new Saint Ann Parish and appointed Father Wagner as its founding pastor. In the church would be an unusual feature: a vault in which the Mr. Byrne and his family would have "the privilege of sepulchre."




Work on the new church began in March of that year, and on Sunday, September 15, 1907, Archbishop Ryan dedicated the completed church. The words "St. Ann's Memorial" are carved in the stone archway over the main entrance to our church, and the words on the plaque in the vestibule of church read: "This Church erected in Memory of my Mother Ann Byrne. Th. F. Byrne. 1907."




Eight members of the Bryne family are entombed in Saint Ann's crypt, along with Father Wagner.



Saint Ann's Parish was founded through the efforts of Irish-American linen mill owner Thomas F. Byrne. Through his efforts and those of the pastor of the Saint Mary of the Assumption Parish in Phoenixville, Father John Wagner, permission was requested from the Archbishop of Philadelphia to erect a new parish in the Borough of Phoenixville in honor of Byrne's late mother. Early in 1905, Archbishop Patrick Ryan announced the establishment of the new Saint Ann Parish and appointed Father Wagner as its founding pastor. In the church would be an unusual feature: a vault in which the Mr. Byrne and his family would have "the privilege of sepulchre."




Work on the new church began in March of that year, and on Sunday, September 15, 1907, Archbishop Ryan dedicated the completed church. The words "St. Ann's Memorial" are carved in the stone archway over the main entrance to our church, and the words on the plaque in the vestibule of church read: "This Church erected in Memory of my Mother Ann Byrne. Th. F. Byrne. 1907."




Eight members of the Bryne family are entombed in Saint Ann's crypt, along with Father Wagner.



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