The Dormition of the Theotokos is known in the Western churches as The Assumption and is likewise celebrated on August 15th
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Ignatius eventually grew into what is today the Loyola University of Chicago with campuses in the city and on the north side in Rogers Park
The Chicago Catholic Heroes is a series dedicated to the heroic lives and service
Cardinal George Mundelein The Twelve Great Feasts The Dormition of the TheotokosCardinal George Mundelein (1872 1939) As a Roman Catholic archdiocese, Chicago is a powerhouse of ministry, service, education and outreach through churches, universities, schools, hospitals, orphanages catering to all people. To this last, we owe a great deal to Cardinal George Mundelein, priest, bishop, builder, visionary and the First Cardinal of the West. George Mundelein was born in the lower east side of New York to German Irish parents.