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On December 5, 2005, the Mobile Historic Development
Commission presented the Henry Hitchcock Award to the
Sacred Heart Chapel of the Visitation Monastery.
The sisters were honored by this acknowledgement of
their efforts to preserve and maintain a sacred space
for the spiritual enrichment of the citizens of Mobile
and all those who visit the chapel.
Since the sisters were not able to
attend the awards ceremony, they asked Mr. and Mrs. Owen
Blackwell, good friends and faithful stewards to accept
the award for them, and to express their gratitude for
the assistance and support they received from so many
outstanding members of the local community, most notably
Ramona and Bob Doyle (both sadly now deceased), who
helped to make possible the restoration of this small
but significant portion of Mobile's living
heritage.
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