How Did St. James Influence The Catholic Church

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St. James the Greater Catholic Church St. James is a church that rest upon Catholic Hill in Walterboro South Carolina .The church was a slave church when it was first built in 1833 although they conjured the idea back in 1826(www.thecolletionian.com). There are some very important women that helped with the forming of the church. The women are Miss Susan Bellinger, Miss Harriet Bellingher, and Miss Mary Pickney. (St.James the Greater Catholic Church)The woman first came here and converted to the Catholic faith and along with them they converted their slaves. The church had to be rebuilt twice and the third church still stands today (www.thecolletionian.com).Even though the church was rebuilt the faith never was shaken. They stayed true to their faith through thick and thin. …show more content…

The people of the church were prepared to rebuild, but the plans were postponed by the Civil War. After the Civil War was over the slaves were free .They then could worship on their own time and in their own way. (www.thecolletionian.com) After the church was rebuilt the congregation came together and proceeded to have church. There was a catch though the church did not have a priest to lead them. There were men who lead the service in the church and even with no priest the religion lived on for about forty years. Finally in 1897 a priest by the name of Daniel Berbiech stumbled upon the church. He discovered that even without a priest the people were flourishing in the catholic faith. Soon after the priest had gotten there, he planned to start building a school and a church. The priest served the church for a long time until the year 1909. The priest came from all over South Carolina to help lead the church. The mass there at the church was held twice a month. It was held on the fourth and the second

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