- Church of St. Francis of Assisi and St. Blaise (Brooklyn, New York)
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The Church of Saint Francis of Assisi and Saint Blaise General information Architectural style Italian Renaissance (for present church) Town or city East Flatbush, Brooklyn, New York City, New York Country United States of America Construction started August 28, 1898 (cornerstone for first church laid)[1]
1913 (for present church)[1]Completed 1909 (for first school, now chapel and parish hall)[2]
1914 (for present church)[1]
1937 (for present school)[2]Demolished 1913 (for first church)[1] Cost $100,000 (for present church)[1] Technical details Structural system Bluff brick and limestone masonry (for present church)
Red brick masonry (for assorted other structures)Design and construction Client Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York Architect William J. Ryan[1] The Church of Saint Francis of Assisi and Saint Blaise is a Roman Catholic parish church in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn, located at Nostrand Avenue and Lincoln Road, in Brooklyn, New York City, New York 11225.[3]
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Parish history
The parish of Saint Francis of Assisi was established in 1898.[1]
The parish of Saint Francis of Assisi merged with that of Saint Blaise, which had been established in 1905 out of the Holy Cross parish.[4] Effective January 31, 2011, the merged parish of St. Francis of Assisi - St. Blaise absorbed the territorial boundaries of the former Parish of Saint Ignatius Loyola (established 1908[5]), wherein "all the assets and obligations [including te parochial registers and the seals] currently belonging to the former Parish of Saint Ignatius are by this canonical decree transferred to the Parish of Saint Francis of Assisi – Saint Blaise." The Church of Saint Ignatius, Nostrand Ave and Carroll Street, Crown Heights, Brooklyn remains open as a chapel of ease within the merged parish.[6] The combined parish church is run by the Marist Brothers (Marists in the U.S. / the Society of Mary).[7]
Buildings
The cornerstone for the first church of St. Francis of Assisi was laid August 28, 1898 by Bishop McDonnell.[1] The structure was small "on a lot 205 feet by 320 feet, [Rev. Ludeke] built a church and a rectory, and later a parish hall and young men's lyceum. In 1909, he erected a red brick school, with frontage of 62 feet and a depth of 130 feet, which accommodates about 1.000 children, in 16 classrooms thoroughly equipped with all modern improvements [as stated in 1914]."[1] "The convent for the Sisters of St. Joseph is also a red brick building with a chapel. The old church was removed and a new church in Italian Renaissance style was commenced in 1913, which is to be ready for dedication in September 1914. William J. Ryan is the architect. The new church is to cost $100,000, have an inclined floor and altars of Carrara marble and a dome of copper. It will be built of bluff brick and limestone, and seat 1,025."[1] The Rectory of St. Francis of Assisi/St. Blaise Parish (formerly the rectory of St. Francis of Assisi) is located around the corner from the church and school at 319 Maple Street.[2] "The first school building, located on Maple Street, was constructed in 1909 and is now the Parish Center and Chapel. The current school building, located on Lincoln Road, was constructed in 1937."[2] It has "15 classrooms, a technology lab, an art room, a library, 5 offices, two bookrooms, a faculty room and a large auditorium/gymnasium."[2]
Pastors of St. Francis of Assisi
- Rev. Francis Ludeke (January 1898-?), assisted in 1914 by Rev. Timothy J. Kelleher and the Rev. George Killeen.[1]
Pastors of St. Blaise
- Rev. Francis Ludeke of Holy Cross Church (1897-1898)[4]
- Rev. Malone of Holy Cross Church (1898-1905)[4]
- Rev. Joseph Bonaventure, temporary pastor, (1905-?)[4]
- Rev. Simonetti, temporary pastor, (?-June 20, 1911)[4]
- Rev. Vincent A. Di Giovanni, first official pastor, (June 20, 1911-?)[4]
Pastors of St. Ignatius Loyola (1908-2011)
- Rev. Thomas E. Murphy, S.J. (1908-?)[5]
Pastors of St. Francis of Assisi / St. Blaise
- Rev. Juan Gonzalez (present).[2]
St. Francis of Assisi Parish School
The school building, located on the corner of Nostrand Avenue and Lincoln Road, is adjacent to the parish church of St. Francis of Assisi/St. Blaise Church.[2] The school was established in 1909 and has offers instructions from Pre-Kindergarten through 8th grade.[2] The school administrators are Sr. Theresa Scanlon, CSJ and Sr. Barbara Yander, CSJ.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Remigius Lafort, S.T.D., Censor, The Catholic Church in the United States of America: Undertaken to Celebrate the Golden Jubilee of His Holiness, Pope Pius X. Volume 3: The Province of Baltimore and the Province of New York, Section 1: Comprising the Archdiocese of New York and the Diocese of Brooklyn, Buffalo and Ogdensburg Together with some Supplementary Articles on Religious Communities of Women.. (New York City: The Catholic Editing Company, 1914), p.553.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i St. Francis of Assisi School Official Website (Retrieved 16 May 2011
- ^ BROOKLYN PARISHES, listed in order by year established. (Accessed 16 May 2011)
- ^ a b c d e f Remigius Lafort, S.T.D., Censor, The Catholic Church in the United States of America: Undertaken to Celebrate the Golden Jubilee of His Holiness, Pope Pius X. Volume 3: The Province of Baltimore and the Province of New York, Section 1: Comprising the Archdiocese of New York and the Diocese of Brooklyn, Buffalo and Ogdensburg Together with some Supplementary Articles on Religious Communities of Women.. (New York City: The Catholic Editing Company, 1914), p.545.
- ^ a b Remigius Lafort, S.T.D., Censor, The Catholic Church in the United States of America: Undertaken to Celebrate the Golden Jubilee of His Holiness, Pope Pius X. Volume 3: The Province of Baltimore and the Province of New York, Section 1: Comprising the Archdiocese of New York and the Diocese of Brooklyn, Buffalo and Ogdensburg Together with some Supplementary Articles on Religious Communities of Women.. (New York City: The Catholic Editing Company, 1914), p.561.
- ^ Most Reverend Nicholas DiMarzio, Ph.D., D.D., Bishop of Brooklyn, DECREE - St. Ignatius, Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn, November 12, 2010 (Retrieved 16 May 2011.) Excerpted from "Christ Jesus, Our Hope is the strategic planning initiative for the Diocese of Brooklyn, which I mandated in the beginning of 2010. With the formation of the Diocesan Planning Commission, chaired by the Most Reverend Frank Caggiano, Vicar General and Moderator of the Curia, and the Reverend Monsignor Edward B. Scharfenberger, Vicar for Strategic Planning, I began the process of assessing each of the Diocese's 197 parishes for the purpose of evaluating both their pastoral vitality as well as their financial viability...."
- ^ Society of Mary / Marists in the U.S. -- Our Parishes, Copyright 2011, Society of Mary in the US (Marist Fathers and Brothers). All Rights Reserved. (Retrieved 16 May 2011)
Coordinates: 40°39′40.6″N 73°57′1″W / 40.661278°N 73.95028°W
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- School buildings completed in 1909
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