Book Overview
Catholic New York City celebrates the religious and cultural life f one of the largest Catholic populations in the world. The first Catholic church was founded in the 1780s, and the diocese was subsequently founded in 1808, when there were only a few priests in the entire state. The 1879 completion of the country's best-known Catholic church, St. Patrick's Cathedral, was a crowning moment in New York City's Catholic history. Between 1850 and 1900, the Catholic population of New York City grew from 200,000 to more than 1.2 million due to a tremendous influx of Irish, German, Italian, Polish, and other European immigrants. Throughout the last 200 years, the city has been home to a wide range of fascinating Catholic personalities, places, and events.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0738565512
ISBN13:9780738565514
Release Date:September 2009
Publisher:Arcadia Publishing (SC)
Length:128 Pages
Weight:0.70 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 6.5" x 9.2"
Customer Reviews
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Preparing for a visit to Catholic New York City by Donald Costello July 2024
Published by Donald Costello , 11 months ago
Any Catholic planning on visiting New York City could no better preparing for that visit by reading “Catholic New York City."
The book takes you from Jesuit Father Isaac Jogues born in France who feared for his life as he attempted convert Native Americans.
Then you are walked through the many Bishops and Cardinals that served New York City. The pictures of first Holy Communions bring back the memory of our own First Holy Communion.
Pictures of the St. Patrick’s Day parade when most New Yorkers become Irish, brought back my own marching in that parade. There are neat pictures with accompanying stories that will hopefully prepare you for the visit to St. Patrick’s Cathedral.
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