The source of this rumor, written in Italian, was not clear it left considerable room for doubt, or rather wonder. "While visiting a friend in Switzerland, I heard of what seemed to me one of the greatest discoveries since the time of Christ-that Peter was buried in Jerusalem and not in Rome. ![]() Hall,” Daily News, “Obituary-Rev.Your browser does not support the audio element. Merrell Jr.,” Daily News, “M’Cormack Pallbearers,” Brooklyn Times Union, “Staten Island Mourns as President Cahill is Buried,” Daily News, “Obituary-Cornelius A. ![]() Paul & Assumption Parish) Patrick Henry Jones: Irish American, Civil War General, and Gilded Age Politician (Dunkelman 2015) “The Story of Matty McIntyre, Ty Cobb, and an Old-Time Baseball Feud,” Staten Island Advance, “50 Must-Dos for Boxing Fans,” Boxing News, “Obituary-Pfc. Sources: Butler’s 1853 Map of Staten Island Bromley’s 1917 Atlas of New York City, Borough of Richmond, Pl 26 The Catholic Cemeteries of New York,” Historical Records and Studies 1 The Leonard Manual of the Cemeteries of New York and Vicinity (1901) Fairchild Cemetery Manual (1910) Realms of History: The Cemeteries of Staten Island (Salmon 2006) St. Peter’s Cemetery, April 2017 (Mary French) 2018 aerial view of St. Here believers pray at the modest granite headstone marking the Capodanno family plot, and ask for the help and protection of the fearless “grunt padre.” A view of St. Peter’s Cemetery is now a pilgrimage site for Staten Island’s Catholic community. In 1969 he was a posthumous recipient of the Medal of Honor, and in 2006 was declared a Servant of God, the first step in the canonization process. Navy chaplain killed during the Vietnam War, Father Capodanno was struck down by a burst of machine-gun fire while attempting to aid and assist a mortally wounded Marine corpsman during heavy fighting on September 4, 1967. Most notably, there is the grave of Father Vincent Capodanno, currently a candidate for sainthood. Merrell, and three Staten Island borough presidents. Peter’s Cemetery, including Civil War general Patrick Henry Jones, early baseball player Matty McIntyre, champion boxer Frankie Genaro, World War II Medal of Honor recipient Joseph F. Some prominent figures are laid to rest at St. Peter’s Cemetery, May 2020 (Larry Gertner/) ![]() Peter’s Cemetery, with sections on both side of the road Father Capodanno’s grave at St. Peter’s Cemetery parcel on the west side of Clove Road at right is a 1917 map depicting the enlarged St. At left is a detail from an 1853 map showing the original St. Peter’s Cemetery to a total of 25 acres of burial space, holding 50,000 graves. The grounds on both sides of Clove Road were further enlarged during the 20 th century to bring St. Peter’s Cemetery expanded in 1878 with the acquisition of three additional acres and again in 1898, when the parish purchased five acres on the opposite side of Clove Road for new graves. Peter’s parish bought about three acres of land on the west side of Clove Road, in West New Brighton, for burial purposes. ![]() Peter’s was established at New Brighton in 1839, and the congregation built their church on a plot of land overlooking the Upper New York Bay. The first Catholic parish on Staten Island, St. Peter’s Cemetery is the oldest Catholic burial ground on Staten Island, founded in 1848 by its namesake parish. Peter’s Cemetery, April 2017 (Mary French)
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