St. Barbara's Church (Brooklyn, New York)
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The Church of St. Barbara is a Roman Catholic parish church under the authority of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn
, located in northern Brooklyn, New York City
in the Bushwick
-Ridgewood
neighborhood. The parish was established as a national parish
to serve the German
Catholic community, which later became Italian
and then Hispanic
by the 1960s.
The church was built 1910 to the designs of the architectural firm of Helme and Huberty. The AIA Guide to New York City
wrote that the parish was "named not only for the saint
but for the brewer Leonard Eppig's little daughter Barbara— Eppig contributed to the parish. Nearby St. Leonard's had a similar history of naming."
Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn, which includes territory that was previously part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, was established as a separate diocese in 1853 when the City of Brooklyn was separate from New York City....
, located in northern Brooklyn, New York City
New York City
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in the Bushwick
Bushwick, Brooklyn
Bushwick is a neighborhood in the northern part of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The neighborhood, formerly Brooklyn's 18th Ward, is now part of Brooklyn Community Board 4...
-Ridgewood
Ridgewood, Queens
Ridgewood is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens. It borders the neighborhoods of Maspeth, Middle Village and Glendale, as well as the Brooklyn neighborhood of Bushwick. Historically, the neighborhood straddled the Queens-Brooklyn boundary. The neighborhood is part of Queens...
neighborhood. The parish was established as a national parish
National parish
National parishes are Catholic parishes that serve particular ethnic communities. They are distinguished from the other type of parish, the territorial parish, which serve a geographic area of a diocese. National parishes have existed in Rome for centuries to meet the spiritual needs of the...
to serve the German
German American
German Americans are citizens of the United States of German ancestry and comprise about 51 million people, or 17% of the U.S. population, the country's largest self-reported ancestral group...
Catholic community, which later became Italian
Italian American
An Italian American , is an American of Italian ancestry. The designation may also refer to someone possessing Italian and American dual citizenship...
and then Hispanic
Hispanic and Latino Americans
Hispanic or Latino Americans are Americans with origins in the Hispanic countries of Latin America or in Spain, and in general all persons in the United States who self-identify as Hispanic or Latino.1990 Census of Population and Housing: A self-designated classification for people whose origins...
by the 1960s.
The church was built 1910 to the designs of the architectural firm of Helme and Huberty. The AIA Guide to New York City
AIA Guide to New York City
Authored by Norval White and Elliot Willensky, The AIA Guide to New York City is an extensive catalogue with descriptions, critique and photographs of significant and noteworthy architecture throughout the five boroughs of New York City....
wrote that the parish was "named not only for the saint
Saint Barbara
Saint Barbara, , Feast Day December 4, known in the Eastern Orthodox Church as the Great Martyr Barbara, was an early Christian saint and martyr....
but for the brewer Leonard Eppig's little daughter Barbara— Eppig contributed to the parish. Nearby St. Leonard's had a similar history of naming."