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'''St. Philip''' is a Roman Catholic church in [[Norwalk, Connecticut]], part of the  [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Bridgeport|Diocese of Bridgeport]].

== History==
The parish of St. Philip was established in 1964 as one of three to be carved out of the large [[Saint Mary Church (Norwalk, Connecticut)|St. Mary's Parish]].

==Buildings==
The church design dates from around the 1964 establishment of the parish.  The church was built 1966-1967 to the designs of local resident and parishioner, architect [[George J. Lechner]], who was an architect draftsman for the firm of [[Lyons and Mather]].<ref name=churchhist/>
The building received the '''Excellence in Architecture Award''' from the '''Association for a Better Community Design'''. Lechner designed the church to resemble a Middle-Eastern tent, as the tent is considered one of the first architectural forms in ancient tradition. The contract was awarded in 1967 and the church completed in 1969.<ref name=churchhist/>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.stPhilipnorwalk.org/ St. Philip - website]
* [http://www.Bridgeportdiocese.com/ Diocese of Bridgeport]

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[[Category:Roman Catholic churches in Connecticut]]
[[Category:Roman Catholic churches completed in 1967]]
[[Category:Roman Catholic churches in Norwalk, Connecticut]]
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