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== History== |
== History== |
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The Parish of St. Peter is the third oldest parish in the Bridgeport diocese, founded in 1851.<ref>[http://www.stpeterdanb.org/ Church of St. Peter website], accessed January 23, 2011</ref> At first the church occupied a former [[Christian Universalism|Universalist]] church building. The church's present [[Gothic Revival]] building was |
The Parish of St. Peter is the third oldest parish in the Bridgeport diocese, founded in 1851.<ref>[http://www.stpeterdanb.org/ Church of St. Peter website], accessed January 23, 2011</ref> At first the church occupied a former [[Christian Universalism|Universalist]] church building. The church's present [[Gothic Revival]] building was dedicated in January 1876.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=rF4EAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=church+of+st+peter+danbury+ct&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi9sJrnzJrkAhUwh-AKHV7uDHo4ChDoATABegQIAhAC#v=onepage&q&f=false Father Lynch. "St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church", ''History of Danbury'', (James Montgomery Bailey, ed.), Burr Print. House, 1896, p. 327]{{PD-notice}}</ref> It is the fifth-oldest Roman Catholic Church in the Diocese of Bridgeport.<ref>[https://www.newstimes.com/local/article/St-Peter-s-Church-continues-its-legacy-704814.php FitzGerald, Eileen. "St. Peter's Church continues its legacy", Newstimes, October 13, 2010]</ref> |
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A school was opened in 1885.<ref>Danbury Historical Society (2001), [https://books.google.com/books?id=UgCDxHBNcXsC&pg=PA27 Danbury], [[Arcadia Publishing Company]]. Page 27.</ref> |
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In a 1975 paper for ''Western Connecticut State University'' researcher Patricia Carmody stated that the architectural firm that designed St Peter Church was 'Kiely and Murphy'. This appears to be a misspelling for the firm of [[Patrick Keely|Keely and Murphy]] who were quite active in Connecticut at the time. 15 years later architect [[James Murphy (architect)|James Murphy]], who had been a partner in Keely and Murphy would erect the first St. Mary Church in nearby [[Bethel, Connecticut]].<ref> |
In a 1975 paper for ''Western Connecticut State University'' researcher Patricia Carmody stated that the architectural firm that designed St Peter Church was 'Kiely and Murphy'. This appears to be a misspelling for the firm of [[Patrick Keely|Keely and Murphy]] who were quite active in Connecticut at the time. 15 years later architect [[James Murphy (architect)|James Murphy]], who had been a partner in Keely and Murphy would erect the first St. Mary Church in nearby [[Bethel, Connecticut]].<ref> |
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| St. Peter Church | |
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| Location | 104 Main St Danbury, Connecticut |
| Country | United States |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Keely and Murphy |
| Administration | |
| Province | Hartford |
| Diocese | Bridgeport |
| Clergy | |
| Bishop(s) | Most Rev. Frank Caggiano |
St. Peter is a Roman Catholic church in Danbury, Connecticut, part of the Diocese of Bridgeport.
History
The Parish of St. Peter is the third oldest parish in the Bridgeport diocese, founded in 1851.[1] At first the church occupied a former Universalist church building. The church's present Gothic Revival building was dedicated in January 1876.[2] It is the fifth-oldest Roman Catholic Church in the Diocese of Bridgeport.[3]
A school was opened in 1885.[4]
In a 1975 paper for Western Connecticut State University researcher Patricia Carmody stated that the architectural firm that designed St Peter Church was 'Kiely and Murphy'. This appears to be a misspelling for the firm of Keely and Murphy who were quite active in Connecticut at the time. 15 years later architect James Murphy, who had been a partner in Keely and Murphy would erect the first St. Mary Church in nearby Bethel, Connecticut.[5]
The church's stained glass windows were produced in Munich, Germany, supplied by the Royal Bavarian Art Institute and the F. X. Zettler Company.
The 1870 church and its associated buildings are significant contributing properties of the Main Street Historic District (Danbury, Connecticut) of the U.S. National Register of Historic Places and is the Mother Church for the Roman Catholic communities of Danbury, Bethel, Redding, Ridgefield and Gergetown.
References
- ^ Church of St. Peter website, accessed January 23, 2011
- ^ Father Lynch. "St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church", History of Danbury, (James Montgomery Bailey, ed.), Burr Print. House, 1896, p. 327
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ FitzGerald, Eileen. "St. Peter's Church continues its legacy", Newstimes, October 13, 2010
- ^ Danbury Historical Society (2001), Danbury, Arcadia Publishing Company. Page 27.
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Carmody, Patricia (1975). History of St. Peter Church, Danbury Connecticut. Western Connecticut State University.
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