St. Dominic Church in San Francisco

St. Dominic's Church in San Francisco, California, is a Roman Catholic parish situated in the Western Addition neighborhood, located at 2390 Bush St. (at Steiner St.). The parish was established by the Dominican order in 1873, and the current church, built in the Gothic style, was finished in 1928. In addition to a large parish membership, St. Dominic's Church has one of the most active Catholic Young Adults Groups in the Archdiocese of San Francisco. Dominicans first came to San Francisco in 1850 when the Most Reverend Joseph Sadoc Alemany, Father Sadoc Francis Vilarrasa and Mother Mary of the Cross Goemere arrived from Spain via several other appointments in the United States. Bishop Alemany had been appointed Bishop of Monterey and...