Church of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary (Brooklyn, New York)

Church of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary

General information
Architectural style	Gothic Revival
Town or city	Brooklyn, New York
Country	United States of America
Construction started	1900
Completed	1882, 1885, 1906, 1941
Demolished	1942
Client	The Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn
Technical details
Structural system	Brick masonry

The Church of the Sacred Hearts of Mary and Jesus is the original name of the former Roman Catholic parish church which once housed today's Roman Catholic parish of Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary - St. Stephen in the Diocese of Brooklyn historically serving Italian Americans, that was demolished. The church was first established on Warren Street in 1882 until a permanent church could be built by the Italians on President Street off of Van Brunt Street in 1885. In 1906 a new larger church was constructed for the congregation on Degraw and Hicks Streets, Carroll Gardens, New York City where it remained in use until plans for the construction of the Brooklyn Queens Expressway forced the congregation to vacate the building and move into St. Stephen RC Church located at 125 Summit Street in on December 7, 1941 creating the combined parish of Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary - St. Stephen.

Description

The Catholic Mission of the Italian Colony of the City of Brooklyn was established in 1882 by Fr. Joseph Fransioli (sometimes spelled Francioli) in St. Peter’s Church (corner of Warren and Hicks Streets). It was the first parish established specifically for Italian immigrants on Long Island.^[1]

The church was opened in May 1885 on President Street off of Van Brunt Street but by 1900 a new structure was needed.^[2] Mother Cabrini came to the parish during this time and in 1892 with her sisters established a school for Italian immigrant children in the parish. This was under the direction of her order. This school, St. Charles' School, was opened within an adaptively reused former Moravian church on Van Brunt Street purchased by Bishop McDonnell of the Diocese of Brooklyn.^[3] After the 1906 completion of the new church, Fr. Vogel kept the church on President Street as the Chapel of St. Charles, apparently derivative of Mother Cabrini's school.^[2]

Another Church of the Sacred Hearts of Mary and Jesus (New York City) served Italian-Americans in Kipps Bay, Manhattan.

New church

Father Vogel completed a new church in 1906 on Degraw and Hicks Streets, keeping the previous church as the Chapel of Saint Charles in the same parish. The new church and surrounding buildings were cleared by Robert Moses for the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway. The final mass was celebrated on the morning of December 7, 1941.^[2] The congregation merged with the nearby Church of Saint Stephen.

References

Diocese of Brooklyn

Bishops	Ordinaries John Loughlin Charles Edward McDonnell Thomas Edmund Molloy Bryan Joseph McEntegart Francis Mugavero Thomas Vose Daily Nicholas Anthony DiMarzio Auxiliary bishops Gerald Barbarito Anthony Bevilacqua John Joseph Boardman Frank Joseph Caggiano Ignatius Anthony Catanello Raymond Francis Chappetto Octavio Cisneros Joseph Peter Michael Denning Raymond Augustine Kearney Charles Richard Mulrooney George Mundelein Edmund Joseph Reilly Paul Robert Sanchez Guy Sansaricq John J. Snyder Joseph Michael Sullivan René Arnold Valero Bishops who served as priests in the diocese Vincent DePaul Breen Edward Bernard Scharfenberger

Churches	Cathedral Cathedral Basilica of St. James, Brooklyn Co-Cathedral Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph, Brooklyn Basilicas Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Brooklyn Basilica of Regina Pacis, Brooklyn Parishes Church of St. Francis of Assisi and St. Blaise, Brooklyn Church of the Holy Innocents, Brooklyn Holy Cross Church, Queens Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal, Queens Our Lady of Victory Church, Brooklyn Queen of All Saints Church, Brooklyn St. Adalbert, Queens St. Barbara's Church, Brooklyn Saint Benedict Joseph Labre Church, Queens Saint Cecilia's Catholic Church, Brooklyn St. Michael's Church, Brooklyn St. Sebastian Church, Queens St. Stanislaus Kostka Church, Queens Transfiguration, Queens Former parishes Church of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary,Brooklyn St. Blaise's Church, Brooklyn St. Monica's Church, Queens

Education	Seminary Cathedral Preparatory School and Seminary, Queens High schools, Brooklyn (Diocese and independent) Bishop Kearney High School Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School Cristo Rey Brooklyn High School Fontbonne Hall Academy Nazareth Regional High School St. Edmund Preparatory High School St. Joseph High School Saint Saviour High School of Brooklyn Xaverian High School High schools, Queens (Diocese and independent) Archbishop Molloy High School Cathedral Preparatory School and Seminary Christ the King Regional High School Holy Cross High School Monsignor McClancy Memorial High School St. Agnes High School St. Francis Preparatory School St. John's Preparatory School The Mary Louis Academy High schools, former Bishop Ford Central Catholic High School, Brooklyn

Miscellany	Other DeMarco v. Holy Cross High School Holy Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn New Evangelization Television St. Charles Cemetery St. Vincent's Catholic Medical Center The Tablet

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Coordinates: 40°41′08″N 74°00′03″W / 40.68546°N 74.00092°W / 40.68546; -74.00092

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