Five Wounds Portuguese National Church

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Five Wounds
Portuguese National Church
Igreja Nacional Portuguesa
das Cinco Chagas
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Five Wounds
Portuguese National Church
37°21′00″N121°51′50″W / 37.350086°N 121.863931°W / 37.350086; -121.863931 Coordinates: 37°21′00″N121°51′50″W / 37.350086°N 121.863931°W / 37.350086; -121.863931
Location1375 East Santa Clara Street
San Jose, California
CountryFlag of the United States.svg  USA
Denomination Roman Catholic
Website www.fivewoundschurch.org
History
Status Parish church
FoundedNovember 8, 1914 (November 8, 1914)
Dedication Five Wounds of Jesus
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Administration
Deanery Deanery 6
Archdiocese Archidioecesis Sancti Francisci
Diocese Dioecesis Sancti Josephi in California
Province Ecclesiastical province of San Francisco
Clergy
Bishop(s) Oscar Cantú
Pastor(s) Antonio Silveira
Laity
Religious education coordinatorJoseph Khanh Bui
Youth ministry coordinator Brittany Pacheco
Susana Faria
Parish administratorMary Vargas
Anna Maria Shumard

Five Wounds Portuguese National Church (Portuguese : Igreja Nacional Portuguesa das Cinco Chagas) is parish church of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in San Jose, California, in the Little Portugal neighborhood of East San Jose. The church was founded on November 8, 1914. [1]

Contents

The parish and its church are under the jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Jose in California and Bishop Oscar Cantú. [2]

History

Its name is derived from the Five Holy Wounds (Portuguese : Cinco Chagas) -- the five piercing wounds that Jesus Christ suffered during his crucifixion.

Located at 1375 East Santa Clara Street in San Jose (just off U.S. Highway 101), the Portuguese National Church of Five Wounds are the heart and soul of Little Portugal. On November 16, 1913, Portuguese residents of San Jose purchased the land that became the site of Five Wounds. However, it was not until 1914 that the parish was created. In collaboration with Mr. Manuel Teixeira de Frietas, the Portuguese community asked Archbishop Patrick Riordan for the blessing to build a church. The blessing was given and in 1914 “we opened the house that today is the parish residence and the first bazaar in benefit of the church.” But in 1915, through a petition signed by the Portuguese residence of San Jose, the Archdiocese of San Francisco officially approved the parish as the National Church of Portuguese of Five Wounds. Timber and wood from the Portuguese Pavilion that was in display in the Panama Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco in 1915 was used to build the church. The building material, which was brought over from Portugal to build the Portuguese Pavilion, was transported by wagon through the Camino Real. On the 15th of November “Msgr. Henrique A. Ribeiro celebrated the first mass as pastor of the new parish.”

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References

  1. Arbuckle, Clyde (1986). Clyde Arbuckle's History of San Jose. Memorabilia of San José. p. 252. On November 8, 1914 they therefore organized a church to be known as Five Wounds.
  2. "Five Wounds Portuguese National Parish". Diocese of San Jose. Archived from the original on 2010-10-06. Retrieved 2010-07-15.