Unidad documental simple 6 - Irish Capuchins give mission at St. Gabriel’s, New York

1 p.; clipping

A clipping of an article reporting on a three-week mission at St. Gabriel’s Church (then located at 37th Street and Second Avenue, New York City) led by Irish Capuchin friars. The mission was led by Fr. Brendan O'Callaghan OFM Cap., Fr. Thomas Dowling, OFM Cap., Fr. Stanislaus Kavanagh OFM Cap., and Fr. Clement Connolly OFM Cap. The clipping asserts that the Irish Capuchins have the oldest association of any religious institution with New York City. It provides several key historical facts to support this: The cornerstone of the first Catholic church in New York (St. Peter’s Church on Barclay Street) was laid on 5 October 1785. Father Charles Whelan, an Irish Capuchin, purchased the ground for St. Peter’s and served as its first pastor. The clipping is taken from ‘The Catholic News’ (28 February 1925).