JUSTIN MERRIMAN

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St. Benedict the Moor


The statue at St. Benedict the Moor Catholic Church in the Hill District. Established in 1889, St Benedict became of inspiration to Hill District residents since the 1950s, the church has been a welcome gathering center for many civil and human rights meetings; it is also famous for installing of the first statue of a Moor on a catholic church in America in 1968.