Our Lady of the Angels School (Illinois)

Not to be confused with Our Lady of the Angels Academy.

Our Lady of the Angels School was a Roman Catholic elementary and middle school located in the Humboldt Park section of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Some sources describe the school as "in Austin".[1]

The school was operated by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago and served as the parish school of the Our Lady of the Angels Church.

The school is best known for the fatal Our Lady of the Angels School fire, which occurred on December 1, 1958. The fire killed 92 students and three nuns and led to fire safety consciousness in private and public schools in the United States.

The Chicago Tribune stated that the parish and its school "once symbolized the dedication and devotion of Chicago’s largely European immigrant communities."[2]

  1. ^ Wiedric, Bob (1983-12-01). "'Memories stay forever' - Our Lady of Angels fire survivor". Chicago Tribune. pp. Section 2, Pages 1-3. Retrieved 2012-09-16 – via Our Lady of the Angels Fire Website. - Clipping of first (Text detail) and of second page at Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "After 1958 fire and years of decline, Our Lady of the Angels is reborn this Christmas". Chicago Tribune. 2011-12-15. Retrieved 2024-04-07.