tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434361111669311795.post3614328172019938878..comments2023-10-17T15:50:07.330+01:00Comments on Capitol Catholic: St. Francis de Sales ChurchMichaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07166275800376098799noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434361111669311795.post-80637264453885963132010-10-05T05:35:31.798+01:002010-10-05T05:35:31.798+01:00Kurt, thanks! I appreciate all your comments, you ...Kurt, thanks! I appreciate all your comments, you seem to be very knowledgeable about this stuff!Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07166275800376098799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434361111669311795.post-56074571592124941062010-10-04T20:26:08.050+01:002010-10-04T20:26:08.050+01:00The reason Queens Chapel was burned by the Army is...The reason Queens Chapel was burned by the Army is that the Queen family were slaveholders and Confederate sympathizers. After the Civil War, the family seems to have faded away but the congregation was made up largely of their freed slaves. Some adopted the surname 'Queen' and today the Queens are one of the leading African American Catholic families in Washington, active in Catholic charities and organizations.Kurthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09634267733093456763noreply@blogger.com