Title supplied by cataloger.; Verso of photograph lists the address as 7930 Passons Blvd., Pico Rivera. This address might be for the parish office, adjacent to the church. The name of St. Mariana de Paredes Catholic Church was chosen by Cardinal (James) McIntyre during his visit to Rome in 1950, when he was present for the canonization of Santa Mariana de Paredes. Property for the church was purchased in April 1951, and the building was completed the same year; its dedication taking place on March 16, 1952. Classes opened on September 15, 1953 with an enrollment of 390 students, and the school was officially dedicated in May 1954. In 1955 St. Mariana de Paredes Catholic Church was enlarged due to a tremendous growth of the parish. In 1957 the parish hall was completed and the opening of the rectory took place two years later, in May 1959. The church was remodeled once again in the summer of 1967 - the altar was moved closer to the congregation, the sanctuary was remodeled, wood paneling was installed, the walls of the church were re-painted, and the roof was replaced with beautiful Spanish tile. Today, St. Mariana de Paredes is a large and active parish, with approximately 5,450 registered families, 500 children in First Communion, 200 teens in Confirmation, 500 infant baptisms each year, a parish school with 230 children, and a dozen Masses on Weekends. Interior view of St. Mariana de Paredes Catholic Church, which shows a large stained glass window depicting the image of Saint Maria Goretti wearing a long white robe, orange cape, and holding a bouquet of lilies. Saint Maria Goretti, born Maria Teresa Goretti on October 16, 1890 in Corinaldo, Kingdom of Italy, is a Virgin Martyr saint - one of the youngest saints of the Roman Catholic Church. She was martyred after dying from multiple stab wounds, inflicted by her attempted rapist after she refused him because of her love of Jesus and her loyalty to God's commandments. Maria Goretti was venerated by the Roman Catholic Church on March 25, 1945 (decree on martyrdom); was beatified in Saint Peter's Basilica on April 27, 1947; and three years later, on June 24, 1950, Pope Pius XII canonized Blessed Maria Goretti as a Virgin and Martyr saint. 250,000 people, including her mother, attended the ceremony - the only time a parent has witnessed her child's canonization. St. Mariana de Paredes Catholic Church is located at 7922 S. Passons Boulevard, in the city of Pico Rivera. Photograph dated: December 2005.
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Goretti, Maria,--Saint,--1890-1902 St. Mariana de Paredes Catholic Church (Pico Rivera, Calif.) Catholic churches--California--Pico Rivera Stained glass windows--California--Pico Rivera Church buildings--California--Pico Rivera Pico Rivera (Calif.) Los Angeles Photographers Collection photographs Jeff Allen Houses of Worship Collection photographs
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