Tuesday, January 17, 2012

St. Benedict, Fulton Street

A reader favored me with an inquiry about St. Benedict, a German national parish which existed for 120 years (1853-1973) on the south side of Fulton Street west of Ralph Avenue.  When the church at 1916 Fulton Street was sold in 1973, it continued as a place of Christian worship, now the Mount Sinai Cathedral.  The parish school on Herkimer Street is now a Head Start Center.  
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Credit for information: Arcadia Book, "Brooklyn: The Brooklyn Daily Eagle post cards, 1902-1905."
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A photo of the church that was St. Benedict's appears on the Facebook page of Mt Sinai Cathedral, linked here.  It is an excellent photo and can be enlarged by clicking on it.
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Above is a view looking north from a train on Atlantic Avenue, taken in January, 2012.  The school faces Herkimer Street. The church faces Fulton Street. Any photo may be enlarged by clicking on it.
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Page 38 of "Diocese of Immigrants" has photos of eight German parishes, but not St. Benedict.
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The first pastor, Fr. Maurus Ramsauer, was a Benedictine.  

9 comments:

  1. I graduated from St Benedict in 1964. Great memories.

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    1. Hi,I was in kindergarten there, that year. Did the school go up to 6th grade or 12th? I don't remember

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  2. Graduated from st. Benedicts in 1955, I was the chief altar boy
    as I could pronounce Latin well. Good memories

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  3. Graduated in 1954. A wonderful school with great nuns. They were a positive factor in my life

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  4. I just found out that my great grandfather, Peter Guthy, was baptized at St. Benedicts in Brooklyn. He was born August 19, 1869 and raised my grandfather on nearby Herkimer Street. I would love to find out more information.

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  5. I was baptized there in 1960 and stayed in touch with my first grade teacher...Sister Peter and my principal...Sister Matthew until their deaths

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  6. I briefly remember going to this school in Brooklyn. My brother and sister went as well. I must have been 7 or 8 years old in the 60s. I had a great time until our house caught on fire and we had to move.

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