CONTACT INFORMATION

For information regarding the development of the Sanctuary, please email Fr. Anthony Buś at Sanctuary of the Divine Mercy or call 773-278-2470.

For parish information please go to the:
St. Stanislaus Kostka website

For school information please go to the:
St. Stanislaus Kostka Catholic School website

Sanctuary of the Divine Mercy
St. Stanislaus Kostka Church
1300 N. Noble Street Chicago
Exit #49A Division Ave.
From the Kennedy 90/94

St. Stanislaus Kostka Rectory
1351 West Evergreen Avenue
Phone: 773-278-2470

Originally established in 1867 to serve the needs of the Polish community, this mission church was once considered the largest parish in the world. In 1875, Patrick C. Keely, an award-winning architect from Brooklyn, designed the current old-world Renaissance church. Its Romanesque architecture, with white brick and stone trimmings, took 16 years to complete. Original plans to build the Kennedy Expressway during the 1950s called for the demolition of St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish.

Parishioners gathered in thousands to sign petitions in protest until the city finally agreed to move the expressway and build it approximately one and one half feet from the rectory building. Poles with roots at the church continue to return to the parish from all across the Chicago area for baptisms, weddings, and funerals. Now, an entirely new phase is under way as not only Poles, but Mexicans routinely visit the parish to return to their roots. The bilingual skills of the parish priests serve the diverse mix of parish membership, and Masses are offered in English, Spanish, and Polish.