Catholic New York City
Nonfiction, Art & Architecture, Photography, Pictorials, Travel, History, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, Denominations, Catholic, Catholicism
| Author: | Richard Panchyk | ISBN: | 9781439622223 |
| Publisher: | Arcadia Publishing Inc. | Publication: | September 21, 2009 |
| Imprint: | Arcadia Publishing | Language: | English |
| Author: | Richard Panchyk |
| ISBN: | 9781439622223 |
| Publisher: | Arcadia Publishing Inc. |
| Publication: | September 21, 2009 |
| Imprint: | Arcadia Publishing |
| Language: | English |
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.
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.
