St. Cecilia
Item
Title
St. Cecilia
Subject
Religion, Christianity
Description
In 1866, the Catholic Church completed the construction at St.Cecilia’s Church after Reverand Dr. Henry Brann initiated the building in 1865.
The church opened its doors to the growing Italian and Irish Catholic population in Englewood. Reverand Silverius J. Quigley founded the first Catholic coeducational high school in Bergen County in 1924. St. Cecilia’s elementary, junior high, and high school educated generations of Englewood youth. The high school closed in 1986 and the elementary school closed in 2011 or 2012.
St.Cecilia’s gained national recognition in the 1940s after it hired a young coach named Vince Lombardi, who turned the basketball and football programs into state champions.
The church opened its doors to the growing Italian and Irish Catholic population in Englewood. Reverand Silverius J. Quigley founded the first Catholic coeducational high school in Bergen County in 1924. St. Cecilia’s elementary, junior high, and high school educated generations of Englewood youth. The high school closed in 1986 and the elementary school closed in 2011 or 2012.
St.Cecilia’s gained national recognition in the 1940s after it hired a young coach named Vince Lombardi, who turned the basketball and football programs into state champions.
Source
“St. Cecilia High School (New Jersey).” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 17 May 2024.
“History - St. Cecilia Church - Englewood, NJ.” St. Cecilia Church.
Contributor
Ludder, Rachelle
Colman, David
Type
Date Started
1866
Type of Institution
Source of File Attached
“St. Cecilia High School (New Jersey).” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 17 May 2024.
Collection
Citation
“St. Cecilia,” Englewood Makes History, accessed July 1, 2024, https://englewoodmakeshistory.org/items/show/2.
