St. Bartholomew's
The stone walls of St. Bartholomew's have a bit of their own history. In 1930, Buffalo was removing cobblestones from our
streets and replacing them with modern asphalt. The walls of this church are made from
those cobblestones.
St. Bartholomew's is on Grider Street across from Erie County Medical Center. It is currently idle since St. Martin de Porres has moved into their new church on Northhampton Street. It's namesake, St. Bartholomew was one of the first Christian Martyrs.
Special thanks to Sharon Troy Centanne who provided many of the pictures and history for this page. You can reach Sharon at centans@tampabay.rr.com
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This photograph taken in 1945, shows the churchyard and Shrine to the Crucifixion. Hand carved in Japan, the shrine was a gift from Father Murrett whose niece Mary Ellen McGuire attended school at St. Bart's. Father Murrett was a missionary in Japan prior to WWII. |
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| The Crucifix still stands in the churchyard against the rectory wall, in what is now known as Peace Park. The park is dedicated to the memory of Father Joseph Bisionette. The rectory is now home of Hope House, a temporary residence for released prisoners. |
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This is Sharon's Uncle Tom, Aunt Ann and father
following Ann's First Communion (1936).
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Her mother and father's wedding reception in the recreation hall of St. Bartholomew's (1949).
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Father McPherson from the late 1940's. |
This is Sharon's dad, John Troy, in his eighth grade graduation photo(1938).
Click on John's picture to see the entire class, listed below.
Top Row: Two altar boys from second grade; Paul Dundon; Monica Bowen; Kathleen Overs; Neil Glazer; Frances Robinson; Verna Crowe; Marian Muehlbauer; George Camp; Altarboy Donald Ryan.
