Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Our Lady of Peace, Gowanus


Our Lady of Peace parish is at 522 Carroll Street, Brooklyn NY 11215-1030, telephone 718-624-5122, west of Fourth Avenue and near the Union St. station of the R train.  It seems that the Immaculate Conception Province of Franciscans, O.F.M., serve the parish.


The parish school is now occupied by PS 372, The Children's School. Note the two flags, two crosses.



Above, the Franciscan monastery and the church are on the south side of Carroll Street. The cornerstone of the church is marked 1904.

The official international website of the Neocatechumenal Way is linked here.
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3 comments:

  1. The painting of Jesus in the sacristy was painted by my mother, Lillian Gentile in 1973.

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  2. Any pictures from the late 1930s? My mother was baptised their.

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  3. I attended the school Sister Mary Bernice was our principal.
    I graduated in 86.that was the last year the school was opened I believe.
    Great childhood memories.

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