Our friends from @fox13tampa joined us on December 26, 2023 as the docents from Sacred Heart's Historical Society provided their annual historical Christmas tour of our church. Decorated splendidly for the Christmas season, including the historic crèche, this tour featured our docents in period dress, alongside special guests explaining extraordinary features of the church including:
- the motivation behind the significant donation of the altar and altar rail
- unique architecture and design elements
- original relics that were obtained for the dedication of the church in 1905
- memorial stained glass windows
- renovations to improve and sustain our church
Learn about these and so many more interesting aspects of this ecclesiastical jewel of downtown Tampa during our monthly tour schedule, following the Noon Mass on the second Sunday of each month, from September through May. As always, docent-led lecture and tours are free, and open to the public. Learn more at shfla.org/shhs.
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The historic Sacred Heart Catholic Church is situated in the center of Tampa’s downtown. We are blessed to have a scenic church where parishioners, visitors, and downtown businesspeople worship, a space made holy by the prayers of countless congregations have gathered since the church’s dedication in 1905.
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