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The Parish of St. Peter is the third oldest parish in the Bridgeport diocese, founded in 1851. [2] The first recorded Catholic service conducted in Danbury occurred in 1845, when Rev. Michael Lynch, of St. James in Bridgeport said Mass in the home of James Doyle of Grassy Plains.
The first Masses were held in the basement of the Danbury Town Hall. In the spring of 1925 the property where the church now stands was purchased for one dollar and other valuable considerations. Within four months over $20,000 was collected, and construction of the new church began almost immediately, and on October 18, 1925, 2,000 people ...
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]
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 ...
The daily cycle of prayer begins with the Night Service, according to the ancient belief that a new day begins at nightfall. The Night Service (midnight) Dedicated to the praising of God the Father. Themes of the service are: thanksgiving to God for the blessing of sleep and asking that the remainder of the night pass in peace and tranquility ...
The first Catholic church in Connecticut was established in 1829 in Hartford. In 1830, James Fitton celebrated mass in Bridgeport in the home of James McCullough on Middle Street. From 1832 to 1837, James McDermot visited Hartford from New Haven. He said mass at the Farrell residence, also on Middle Street.
Mill Plain Cemetery, Danbury [1] Miry Brook Cemetery, Danbury [1] Mountain Grove Cemetery, Bridgeport; New Catholic Cemetery, Danbury [1] North Main Street Cemetery, Danbury [1] Oak Lawn Cemetery, Fairfield; Old Long Ridge Cemetery, Danbury [1] Old Westville Cemetery, Danbury [1] Pembroke Cemetery, Danbury [1] Pine Island Cemetery, Norwalk
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.