St. Rosalia-Regina Pacis Parish

St. Rosalia-Regina Pacis Parish A Roman Catholic Parish of Brooklyn Diocese, New York The Roman Catholic parish of St. Rosalia (Chiesa Cattolica Italiana Romana di St. P. Angelo R.

Rosalia) was founded in 1902 by Rev. Sapienza to serve Italian Catholics in the Borough Park area of South Brooklyn. In the early years, Masses were held in a converted three-story clapboard house on 62nd Street near 13th Avenue. Later, a permanent church was built on the corner of 63rd Street and 14th Avenue. This building survives today. On the second Sunday In May, 1942, the parish vowed to bui

ld a votive shrine to Regina Pacis (Our Lady, Queen of Peace), the patroness of Palermo, for the victory of the U.S. armed forces in World War II. Under the leadership of Msgr. Cioffi, funds were raised throughout the war years, and the cornerstone was laid on October 29, 1949. The new shrine, designed by Anthony J. DePace, was dedicated on August 15, 1951.

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1230 65th Street
Brooklyn, NY
11219

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+17182360909

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