October 6, 2017

From the Archives

Holy Cross Grade School

A memory from St. Mary School in Lanesville

A class from then-Holy Cross School in Indianapolis (now called Holy Cross Central School) is shown in this photo from 1915. A note on the back of the photo indicates that the teacher of this class was Providence Sister Ursula Marie O’Connell, who taught at the school from 1907‑09 and 1914-17. The former Holy Cross Parish was founded in 1895 to serve a growing Catholic population on the east side of Indianapolis. In 1896, a single building serving as the church, school and convent was dedicated. The current school is located on the site of this original building. The parish was well known for its community outreach, especially its production of hundreds of food boxes for needy families at Thanksgiving and Christmas. Holy Cross Parish merged with St. Philip Neri Parish in 2014 as part of the Connected in the Spirit initiative. The school, which is part of Notre Dame ACE Academies, remains open.
 

(Would you like to comment or share information about this photo? Contact archdiocesan archivist Julie Motyka at 800-382-9836, ext. 1538; (317) 236-1538; or by e-mail at jmotyka@archindy.org.)

 

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