The Catholic churches of New York City, with sketches of their history and lives of the present pastors : with an introduction on the early history of Catholicity on the island, and lives of the most reverend archbishops and bishops . , , , William , , , , , , , , William , William , ^uade, , John , , Patrick , James. Mullan, , , ,
The Catholic churches of New York City, with sketches of their history and lives of the present pastors : with an introduction on the early history of Catholicity on the island, and lives of the most reverend archbishops and bishops . , , , William , , , , , , , , William , William , ^uade, , John , , Patrick , James. Mullan, , , , , Albert A., , William , Edward , , , Jeremiah , , , , William F., , Charles , , , P. , , , , , Catharine E., , , , , James , , , , , , , William , John , John , Patrick , , , , .Susan, , , 0 H U K 0 H OF SAINT MARY. GRAND STREET. CHURCH OF SAINT MARY. G K A N D STREET. FROM the first gathering of the faithful, after theRevolution had given Catholics nearly equal rightswith their fellow-citizens, there had been a steady increasein the body. St. Peters was long the parish church, notonly for the island, but for Brooklyn and New came St. Patricks Cathedral, more centrally situated,and affording advantages to many in what was the newand growing part of New York. The Rutgers and De-lancey farms, east of the Bowery, were built up duringthe first quarter of the present century, and among thosewho here secured homes for themselves were many Catho-lics, who at last felt that they were able to erectchurch and maintain a pastor. They were
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