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ST. VINCENT'S INFIRMARY STATE HISTORICAL MARKER TO BE DEDICATED IN INDIANAPOLIS

The Indiana Department of Correction issued the following news release:

A public dedication ceremony for an Indiana state historical marker is scheduled for June 16, 2008. The state historical marker recognizing St. Vincent's Infirmary will be dedicated at 540 E. Vermont Street, Indianapolis at 10:00 A. M. Eastern Daylight Savings Time.

The text follows for the state marker entitled "St. Vincent's Infirmary":

Bishop Francis Silas Chatard began work to open an infirmary here in St. Joseph's Seminary by 1878. Many local residents and physicians opposed the infirmary, fearing the spread of disease. The Daughters of Charity St. Vincent de Paul in Maryland sent sisters to take charge of the ...

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