St._Mary's_Church_and_Cemetery_(Crompton,_Rhode_Island)

St. Mary's Church and Cemetery (Crompton, Rhode Island)

St. Mary's Church and Cemetery (Crompton, Rhode Island)

Historic church and cemetery in Kent County, Rhode Island, US

St. Mary's Church and Cemetery is a historic Roman Catholic church building and cemetery in Crompton, a village of West Warwick, Rhode Island.

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The neo-Gothic building was constructed in 1844. The building is the oldest Catholic church still in use in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence.[2][3] The church building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

Notable burials include Civil War Medal of Honor recipient Charles Hawkins (1834/35–1908), Pro-football player Frank Maznicki (1920–2013), and MLB player Mike Roarke (1930–2019).

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References

  1. [1]
    "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. [2]
    http://www.ri.net/schools/West_Warwick/Pagemill_Data/crompton.doc
  3. [3]
    "Home". dioceseofprovidence.org.
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