Shelby Park in Louisville in Jefferson County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Society of St. Vincent de Paul
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Open Hand Kitchen

Society of St. Vincent de Paul Marker side image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, July 24, 2022

1. Society of St. Vincent de Paul Marker side

Inscription. Society of St. Vincent de Paul An international lay Roman Catholic organization dedicated to the poor, Bishop John Spalding brought the idea to Louisville when he saw it during trips to Europe to recruit teachers for the state’s Catholic school system. In 1853, the first conference was est. at Cathedral of the Assumption. It expanded to over 100 local Catholic parishes.
Louisville Historic League
Open Hand Kitchen In 1982, Archbishop Thomas Kelly offered St. Paul’s Church, school, & rectory to the Society for the Open Hand Kitchen to provide meals to those in need. The Society grew to include a shelter, housing, kitchen, food pantry, and recovery center, with the campus spanning a block. By the 21st century, 150,000 meals were annually served.
Shelby Park Neighborhood Association.

Erected 2022 by Kentucky Historical Society • Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 2627.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1853.

Location. 38° 14.157′ N,

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85° 44.838′ W. Marker is in Louisville, Kentucky, in Jefferson County. It is in Shelby Park. It is on South Jackson Street north of East St. Catherine Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 431 E St Catherine St, Louisville KY 40203, 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: Preston and St. Catherine Streets Historic District / Mason Maury (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); St. Matthew Church / Act of Compassion (about 700 feet away); Falls City Jeans & Woolen Mills / Kentucky Jeans (approx. 0.2 miles away); Shelby Park Neighborhood / Shelby Park Branch Library (approx. 0.2 miles away); William Shakespeare Caldwell / The Caldwell Sisters

Open Hand Kitchen Marker side image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, July 24, 2022

2. Open Hand Kitchen Marker side

(approx. 0.3 miles away); St. Vincent de Paul Parish / D.X. Murphy (1853-1933) (approx. 0.4 miles away); Presbyterian Community Center (approx. half a mile away); Off Shelby / Shelby St. Streetcar Barn (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Louisville.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 4, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 383 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 4, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

Society of St. Vincent de Paul⎯⎯⎯Open Hand Kitchen

Society of St. Vincent de Paul
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Open Hand Kitchen