Melrose Park in Cook County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

San Giovanni Battista Scalabrini

1839-1905

— Feast Day June 1 —

San Giovanni Battista Scalabrini Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, September 4, 2024

1. San Giovanni Battista Scalabrini Marker

Inscription. Father to the Migrants
Padre del Migranti
Padre de los Migrantes

Bishop of Placenza
Apostle of Catechism
Founder of the Missionaries of St. Charles - Scalabrinians and the Missionary Sisters of St. Charles Borromeo - Scalabrinians
Inspired the Scalabrinian Secular Missionaries

Erected 2023 by Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Immigration • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical date for this entry is July 8, 1839.

Location. 41° 53.81′ N, 87° 51.692′ W. Marker is in Melrose Park, Illinois, in Cook County. It is at the intersection of 23rd Avenue and Augusta Street on 23rd Avenue. The marker is in front of a statue of Scalabrini that sits in front of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1101 23rd Avenue, Melrose Park IL 60160, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Chicago.

It is also in the American Midwest

and on the Great Lakes.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are

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within walking distance of this marker: Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Ralph "Babe" Serpico Field (approx. 0.2 miles away); Kiddieland Amusement Park (approx. 0.3 miles away); Historic Lake Street (approx. 0.3 miles away); Casa Jalisco (approx. half a mile away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles away); Joseph I. Bulger Jr. Memorial Park and Auditorium (approx. 0.7 miles away); Sharp Memorial Park (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Melrose Park.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Major League Players from Proviso East (was approx. 0.6 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

More about this marker. The bronze statue of Scalabrini and the related marker were erected in 2023 at the southwest corner of the Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church. This church has long catered to the many Italian immigrants who settled in Melrose Park over the past century, and still holds one mass every week in

Scalabrini statue and Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, September 4, 2024

2. Scalabrini statue and Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church

Italian.

Regarding San Giovanni Battista Scalabrini. Scalabrini was beatified by Pope John Paul II in 1997, and officially canonized as a saint in 2022 by Pope Francis.

Also see . . .
1. St. Giovanni Battista Scalabrini biography. (Submitted on September 4, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)
2. Scalabrini Santo. A website dedicated to Scalabrini's canonization (Submitted on September 4, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)

3. About the statue. A description of the statue from its designer, Bronzeman (Submitted on September 4, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)

Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, September 4, 2024

3. Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church

The statue is in front of the church entrance on the southwest corner of 23rd and Augusta.

Bishop Scalabrini image. Click for full size.

Courtesy of the Center for Migration Studies of New York, circa 1900

4. Bishop Scalabrini

Credits. This page was last revised on September 4, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 4, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 260 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 4, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.