Thursday, September 10, 2015

SHRINE OF ELIZABETH SETON, Battery Park

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Originally the James Watson House, the Shrine of Elizabeth Seton (the pillared building on the right side of the picture) was constructed between 1793-1806, making it one of the oldest buildings on the island, and was restored in 1965. Mother Seton was born on Staten Island and baptized Episcopalian, later converted to Roman Catholicism after [...]

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