Phoenix Hill in Louisville in Jefferson County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Catherine Spalding
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St. Vincent Orphanage and Infirmary

Catherine Spalding Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Michael Herrick, May 19, 2017

1. Catherine Spalding Marker

Inscription. Catherine Spalding Co-founder of the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth in Ky., she wrote that the orphanage was “the only place on earth to which my heart clings.” Catherine loved and nurtured hundreds of children and it was said that every orphan in Louisville claimed her as their mother. She died here on March 20, 1858, after contracting pneumonia.
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St. Vincent Orphanage
and Infirmary Site of St. Vincent Orphanage and Infirmary from 1836 – 1891. It was begun by Catherine Spalding to care for sick & abandoned children. The infirmary was moved to 4th St. in 1853 & named St. Joseph. In 1926, patients were moved to the new St. Joseph Hospital on Eastern Pkwy. The orphanage later became the Saints Thomas and Vincent; closed in 1983.

Erected 2015 by Kentucky Historical Society · Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 2478.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Women. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1836.

Location. 38° 15.073′ N, 85° 44.035′

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W. Marker is in Louisville, Kentucky, in Jefferson County. It is in Phoenix Hill. It is at the intersection of E Jefferson Street and S Wenzel Street, on the right when traveling east on E Jefferson Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1006 E Jefferson Street, Louisville KY 40206, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Ohio River Valley.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Thomas Edison (approx. 0.4 miles away); St. John’s Evanglical Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); Ursuline Sisters & Academy (approx. 0.4 miles away); Father Herman Felhoelter / Sacrifice in Korea (approx. half a mile away); Steam Engine Company No. 11 (approx. half a mile away); St. Boniface Parish (approx. half a mile away); History of Eastern Cemetery / People of Eastern Cemetery (approx. 0.6 miles away); Billy Goat Strut (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Louisville.

Regarding Catherine Spalding / St. Vincent Orphanage and Infirmary. Spalding University in Louisville is named after Mother Catherine Spalding.

Also see . . . Catherine Spalding on Wikipedia. (Submitted on June 17, 2017, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)

St. Vincent Orphanage and Infirmary Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Michael Herrick, May 19, 2017

2. St. Vincent Orphanage and Infirmary Marker

Photographed by Michael Herrick, May 19, 2017

3. Catherine Spalding Marker

Photographed by Michael Herrick, May 19, 2017

4. St. Vincent Orphanage and Infirmary Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 17, 2017, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 1,314 times since then and 50 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 17, 2017, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.

Catherine Spalding⎯⎯⎯St. Vincent Orphanage and Infirmary

Catherine Spalding
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St. Vincent Orphanage and Infirmary