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The church was built in 1905 and had a school for the city's Polish children. Inside was hung a painting of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, which was imported from Rome and endowed with many privileges by Pope Pius X.
Following years of declining membership and the death of its pastor, the 117 year old church is closing. Learn more from Boston.com.
Our Lady of Perpetual Help was New Bedford's first Polish Catholic church in 1905. It's last Mass will be held Jan. 30.