St. Lucy School, 830 Mace Avenue, taking the entire block between Bronxwood Avenue and Matthews Avenue, will close in June, 2025. The announcement from Sister Mary Grace Walsh, Superintendent of Schools, is linked HERE.
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Francis Cardinal Spellman dedicated the school in 1955. That's an impressive seventy years,
Our Lady of Refuge School, 2708 Briggs Avenue, just south of East 196 Street, will close in June, 2025. The annoucement from Sister Mary Grace Walsh, Superintendent of Schools, is linked HERE.
The title Refugium Peccatorum has been used since the eighth century, Mary as a powerful intercessor who helps sinners.
The parish dates from 1923. The 1925 construction placed the church inside the school. Several Bronx and Brooklyn parishes used that remedy for the high cost of land.
