St. Ansgarius Church evolved from the
The Bishop's Address, 1891, from the Convention Journals of the
The Bishop's Address, 1892, from the Convention Journals of the Episcopal Diocese of Rhode Island states "On the 9th of January I consecrated the Swedish St. Ansgarius Church, In Providence. The sermon was preached by the Rev. Dr.
The Bishop's Address, 1894, from the Convention Journals of the Episcopal Diocese of Rhode Island states "On the 28th of June I ordained to the Priesthood the Rev.
The state of Rhode Island spent $16.5 million to purchase hundreds of homes and businesses, as well as two historic churches (First Swedish Baptist Church and St. Ansgarius Episcopal Church) that were located in an area slated for the construction of Route 95. St. Ansgarius Episcopal Church was razed in 1959.
Information for this historical note was taken from the Records of the Episcopal Diocese (1991) Collection, Series II, Box 21, Folders 76a and 78.
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St. Ansgarius, Mss. Gr. 182, University of Rhode Island, University Archives and Special Collections.
The records of St. Ansgarius Church in Providence documents the history of the church from 1888 to 1974, 15 years after the church had been razed. Records in the collection include membership documents, and church registers.
After processing, the records were organized into two series as follows:
The records were deposited in the Special Collections unit in 2005.
Prior to their transfer, the records were housed in St John's Cathedral in Providence.
This collection was processed in 2004.
Additional records of St. Ansgarius Church can be found in the Records of the Episcopal Diocese (MsG 41) Collection, Series II and X.
The records for St. Ansgarius Church arrived with a second accession of records of the Episcopal Diocese of Rhode Island, which were separated in processing..
No further materials are expected for this collection.
This series consists of records documenting the transfer of a person's membership to St. Ansgarius or from St. Ansgarius to another congregation. The records include transfer of membership forms, acceptance of membership forms, and typed correspondence regarding transfers of membership.
The records in this series are arranged in no apparent order.
The Register series contains bound Parish Registers of baptisms, marriages, confirmations, and burials for the years 1888 to 1974.
The Parish Registers are divided into sections by the type of service performed, i.e. baptisms, burials, confirmations, and marriages. The quantity and type of information recorded varies with each register. For baptisms, it may include the name and date of birth of the person baptized, the date of the ceremony, the names of his/her parents, and the name of the officiating clergy. The marriage records may include the date of the ceremony, the names and ages of the betrothed, their addresses, the names of the parents of both parties, and the name of the presiding clergy. Confirmation records may include the dates and names of those confirmed and the name of the presiding clergy. The burial records may include the name of the deceased, the date of death, the age at death, the cause of death, the date of the funeral, the place of burial, and the name of the presiding clergy. Individual entries within each section are arranged chronologically by the date of the service.
In Parish Register 1888-1947, early entries are written in Swedish. In Parish Register (Församlings Bok) 1888-1949, the headings in each section as well as some marginal notes are written in Swedish.
Registers are arranged chronologically.