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Saint James Pro-Cathedral Churchyard

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Location	:	Brooklyn, Kings County (Brooklyn), USA
Coordinate	:	40.6969530, -73.9866460
Description	:	St. James Pro-Cathedral, at Jay Street and Cathedral Place, the first Roman Catholic church built on Long Island (1822), serves as a parish church and has been used on special occasions since 1853 by the bishop of the Diocese of Brooklyn, which lacks a cathedral of its own. The building is a simple red-brick structure in High Renaissance style, with a green copper spire over the entrance on Jay Street. It is flanked on three sides by an old cemetery--said to be the oldest Catholic burial ground on Long Island. The parish was organized in 1822 by a group of... Read More	St. James Pro-Cathedral, at Jay Street and Cathedral Place, the first Roman Catholic church built on Long Island (1822), serves as a parish church and has been used on special occasions since 1853 by the bishop of the Diocese of Brooklyn, which lacks a cathedral of its own. The building is a simple red-brick structure in High Renaissance style, with a green copper spire over the entrance on Jay Street. It is flanked on three sides by an old cemetery--said to be the oldest Catholic burial ground on Long Island. The parish was organized in 1822 by a group of seventy Catholics under the leadership of Peter Turner (1797-1863), a bust of whom stands in the churchyard near Jay and Chapel Streets.

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Saint James Pro-Cathedral Churchyard is located at 250 Cathedral Place Brooklyn, Kings County (Brooklyn) ,New York , 11202USA.
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Latitude: 40.6969530
Longitude: -73.9866460

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1. Horsfield Graveyard
Brooklyn Heights, Kings County (Brooklyn), USA
Coordinate: 40.7013850, -73.9942910

2. Wallabout Cemetery (Defunct)
Brooklyn, Kings County (Brooklyn), USA
Coordinate: 40.6951680, -73.9755540

3. Fort Greene Cemetery
Fort Greene, Kings County (Brooklyn), USA
Coordinate: 40.6920720, -73.9760380

4. Prison Ship Martyrs Monument
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Coordinate: 40.6917992, -73.9754562

5. Oliver Street Baptist Churchyard
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Coordinate: 40.7128470, -73.9977730

6. Naval Hospital Cemetery
Brooklyn, Kings County (Brooklyn), USA
Coordinate: 40.6992770, -73.9630700

9. German Reformed Cemetery
Manhattan, New York County (Manhattan), USA
Coordinate: 40.7152800, -73.9947050

10. Cholera Hospital Burial Ground
Manhattan, New York County (Manhattan), USA
Coordinate: 40.7060510, -74.0093190

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Coordinate: 40.7098300, -74.0064020

12. First Moravian Churchyard
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Coordinate: 40.7097010, -74.0070060

13. South Dutch Churchyard
Manhattan, New York County (Manhattan), USA
Coordinate: 40.7060930, -74.0105060

15. Methodist Society Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.7164260, -73.9945290

16. French Church of Saint Esprit Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.7076760, -74.0096140

17. Saint Luke's Episcopal Churchyard
Brooklyn, Kings County (Brooklyn), USA
Coordinate: 40.6826300, -73.9671300

18. Middle Dutch Church
New York, New York County (Manhattan), USA
Coordinate: 40.7082530, -74.0094650

19. Old Brick Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Manhattan, New York County (Manhattan), USA
Coordinate: 40.7116340, -74.0064030

22. First Presbyterian Church Wall Street
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Coordinate: 40.7076070, -74.0110900

24. Fort George Chapel
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Coordinate: 40.7042940, -74.0137730