Prince Sullivan the Old North Church Cat Passes Away

SOMERVILLE, MA - A cat who became the unofficial ambassador of Old North Church in Boston's North End passed away Tuesday.

Prince Sullivan, 6, who was born in Somerville was the resident cat at the shipping store Prince Postale, according to his obituary on northendwaterfront.com.

Prince moved to Boston when he was adopted by his owner John at only a few months old.

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The popular cat visited the church every day, inspiring a stuffed animal and an app called "Prince's Prowl" where tourists can navigate the church grounds with Prince as their guide, according to his obituary.

"The Old North Church laments the death of staff member Prince. Prince would come to work everyday, greet our visitors warmly, and occasionally startle those on a Behind the Scenes Tour when he would pop out of the open tomb in the basement," Stephen Ayers, executive director of the Old North Foundation, wrote on social media.

People often snapped photos of the star feline and tagged them under #wheresprince.

"Prince Postale and the North End will never be the same without him and he is already greatly missed," Prince's obituary read.

Old North will host a memorial service for Prince on Tuesday, March 29 at 6 p.m. All are welcome to attend and share stories, Ayers announced on social media.

Photos via the Prince Postale Facebook page