St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church

June 23, 2019 Luke Cabading

Established in 1785, current structure in 1840

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York

The oldest Roman Catholic parish in New York - The original church was built only two years after the end of the American Revolution. Old St Peter's Church was used for worship until 1836 when a portion of the ceiling gave way and the parish made plans to build a new and larger place of worship to accomodate the growing flock.
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In 1800 they established the first free Catholic school in New York State. At the time, no public school existed in New York City. St. Peter’s Free School offered a primary education, core subjects of a secondary school as well as Catholic doctrine, Bible history and morality. In 1805, the school had 500 students and another location was opened to educate children on the Bowery.

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Vitello, P. (2010). Church Pastor Hears Echoes in Muslim Center Uproar. [online] Nytimes.com. Available at: https://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/08/nyregion/08zero.html [Accessed 9 Jul. 2019].