Diocesan Designer: The Remarkable Unsung Legacy of Church Architect Patrick Keely

Diocesan Designer: The Remarkable Unsung Legacy of Church Architect Patrick Keely

WILLIAMSBURG — Among the hundreds of thousands of graves at Holy Cross Cemetery in East Flatbush, there is a simple slab stone bearing a single name — Keely. Here lies the prolific — yet humble — church architect Patrick Charles Keely, who was 26 when he came to Brooklyn from Thurles, County Tipperary, Ireland in 1842. Keely had no formal education in architectural design, but he had ironclad skills in construction, carpentry, and wood carving. …

Diocesan Pilgrimage to Ladyewell - Roman Catholic Diocese of Salford

Join us for a prayerful pilgrimage this summer as we visit Our Lady’s shrine at Ladyewell. Situated on the doorstep of our diocese, this day pilgrimage presents a wonderful opportunity to take up the Jubilee call to pilgrimage without travelling too far away from home. The pilgrimage will take place on Saturday 28th June. Our […] The post Diocesan Pilgrimage to Ladyewell appeared first on Roman Catholic Diocese of Salford.