Natural light has disappeared from three cherished stained glass windows at the Oratory Church of St. Boniface in Brooklyn.
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Diocesan Designer: The Remarkable Unsung Legacy of Church Architect Patrick Keely
Patrick Charles Keely designed and built more than 600 churches and religious buildings in Canada and the U.S., including, up until the time of his death in 1896, all of the 19th-century cathedrals in New England and 14 Catholic churches in Brooklyn.
Blueprints of Hope: The Story Behind Brooklyn’s Lost Cathedral
Famed 19th-century Irish-American church architect Patrick Keely built 19 major cathedrals in Canada and the U.S., including Newark, Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, Natchez, Mississippi, and Halifax, Nova Scotia. Unfortunately, none of those elaborate Gothic-style landmarks are in Keely’s adopted city of Brooklyn, although he died in 1896 believing one of his designs would be built there.
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DIOCESAN DESIGNER The remarkable unsung legacy of church architect Patrick Keely by Bill Miller, Senior Reporter Patrick Keely’s mark of mastery has been left on many of New York City’s crown jewels. With estimates ranging from 600 to 700 churches, cathedrals, and associated buildings, Keely’s architecture spans across the country and even into Canada. Although […]
Local Architectural Firm Gets Preservation Honors for Restoring Two Churches in the Diocese
After decades of renovating churches across the Diocese of Brooklyn, a New York City architectural firm with strong Catholic ties is getting commemorated by one of the premier preservation organizations in the state.
Knights Initiative Celebrates, Seeks Reconciliation With Native Americans
Some 80 years before the Pilgrims voyaged west seeking religious freedom in the “New World,” the Catholic faith was already embraced by some longtime inhabitants of North and South America — the native people.
‘It is Most Beautiful and Certainly Worthy of God’, Emmaus Center an Evangelizing Performance Venue for the Diocese of Brooklyn
A historic opera house on Brooklyn’s northwest side has been brought back to its former glory to serve as the Diocese of Brooklyn’s own performing arts venue.