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Danbury (/ ˈ d æ n b ɛər i / DAN-bair-ee) is a city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States, located approximately 50 miles (80 km) northeast of New York City.Danbury's population as of 2020 was 86,518.
The first local bank, the Savings Bank of Danbury, was established by local businessmen in the home of treasurer George Ives, grandfather of composer Charles Ives, on Main Street. Soon after, downtown would reach its modern extent in 1852 with the coming of the Danbury and Norwalk Railroad. The landowners of northern Main Street, also ...
Rupp Funeral Home, 2345 S. Custer Road, has been servicing the Monroe community since 1864. ‘Dignity, compassion, respect’: Rupp Funeral Home celebrates 160 years in business Skip to main content
Greater Danbury (Danbury-New Milford Area), also known as the Housatonic Valley Region, is a region in the state of Connecticut centered on the city of Danbury. It consists of the city of Danbury and adjacent towns in the areas around the Housatonic River and the Still River .
On December 31, 1999, SCI owned and operated 3,823 funeral service locations, 525 cemeteries, 198 crematoria and two insurance operations located in 20 countries on five continents. [8] In 1999, SCI also introduced its Dignity Memorial branding. [9]
The Parish was established in 1960, forming from the St. Joseph Parish. [1] One year prior, the Diocese of Bridgeport had purchased 10 acres of land in the Great Plain district for parochial use.
The substantial Romanesque Revival-style church is located in Downtown Danbury. It was designed by the noted church architects Dwyer and McMahon of Hartford, Connecticut. A rose window in the east façade depicts St. Cecilia, patron of music. The window is twelve feet in diameter and directly above the triple arched entrance. [5]
Danbury's annual St. Patrick's Day Parade steps off at St. Peter's Church. In recent years the parish has welcomed a number of Brazilian and Latino Catholics who have settled in Danbury. There is a Mass offered in Spanish on Sunday evenings, and one in Portuguese on both Saturday and Sunday. [7]