Chapel of the Holy Spirit
in Providence, United StatesCategory: Attraction
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155 Douglas Ave, Providence, RI 02908, USA Print route »
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The Chapel of the Holy Spirit is a church in Rhode Island, United States. It is the first independent Catholic church in Providence, not under the authority of the Diocese of Providence. It is an LGBT inclusive church in the Catholic tradition.The church was formerly named Church of the Holy Paraclete. In May 2016, the parish council voted to change the name of the church to an English translation. The theology of the parish is the same. Holy Paraclete (Gr. παράκλητος, Lat. paracletus) means holy advocate or holy helper. In Christianity, the term most commonly refers to the Holy Spirit. The Church has Spanish Colonial architecture mixed with New England Fieldstone. It is a mission church in the tradition of the Old Catholic Church founded in America by Fr. Charles Chiniquy and Bishop Joseph Rene Vilatte of the American Catholic Church (No longer in existence). This community is not in union with the Episcopal Church, the Union of Utrecht, or any of the so-called Episcopi vagantes. The community strives after union with the Union of Utrecht, through the help of the Episcopal Church. The Mission Church houses a reliquary with the altar bells of Saint Damien of Molokai and a 17th-century Spanish Colonial Tabernacle.
The Chapel of the Holy Spirit is in Rhode Island. The parish was founded in 2009 by the Little Brothers of Jesus Caritas, an ecumenical community following the inspiration of Bl. Charles de Foucauld. The parish community began at the locally famous Brooklyn Coffee and Tea House and after two years purchased the Carcieri property at 155 Douglas Avenue. The building was first constructed in 1910 and was part of a larger estate which was used as a front for illegal gambling and bootlegging. During the building's time of operation, prior to its religious use, pieces of the Space Shuttle Enterprise were produced in the building by C & C Engineering.
The church completed its renovations in 2013.
