Brookland in Northeast Washington in Washington, District of Columbia — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Erected to the Memory of the Very Reverend Commissaries

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), December 22, 2017

1. Erected to the Memory of the Very Reverend Commissaries Marker

Inscription.
Erected to the memory of the very Reverend Commissaries of the Holy Land for the United States; who have, since 1880 contributed to the preservation of the Holy-Places and prospered the charitable missionary activities of the Franciscan Custody of the Holy Land in Jerusalem.

Father Charles Vissani, O.F.M., 1880-1896 • Father Godfrey Schilling, O.F.M., 1896-1901 • Father Godfrey Schilling, O.F.M., 1911-1922 • Father Leonard Neukirchen, O.F.M., 1901-1903 • Father Peter B. Englert, O.F.M., 1903-1905 • Father Bede Oldergeering, O.F.M., 1905-1911 • Father John Forest Donegan, O.F.M., 1922-1926 • Father John Forest Mc Gee, O.F.M., 1926-1928 • Father Bernadine Bidinger, O.F.M., 1928-1935 • Father Leonard Walsh, O.F.M., 1935-1944 • Father Edmund Murphy, O.F.M., 1944-1950 • Father Paschal Kinsel, O.F.M., 1950-1962 • Father Terence Kuehn, O.F.M., 1962-1968 • Father Bartholemew Bengisser, O.F.M., 1968-1977

Given on the occasion of the Silver Jubilee of
Brother Joseph Pounds, O.F.M.
August 16, 1977
Pray for him and his parents
Dr. Francis S. and Mary L. Pounds

Erected 1977 by Franciscan

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Monastery of the Holy Land in America.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Fraternal or Sororal Organizations • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1880.

Location. 38° 56.234′ N, 76° 59.1′ W. Marker is in Northeast Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It is in Brookland. It can be reached from 14th Street Northeast south of Quincy Street Northeast, on the right when traveling north. The marker hangs on the grounds of the Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in America. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1400 Quincy Street Northeast, Washington DC 20017, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Upper South,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in the Tidewater,

and in the Chesapeake Bay Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Very Rev. Charles A. Vissani, O.F.M.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 21, 2022

2. Erected to the Memory of the Very Reverend Commissaries Marker

(here, next to this marker); Agostino Gemelli / Dr. Bernard J. Ficarra (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Very Rev. Charles A. Vissani, O.F.M. (here, next to this marker); Very Rev. Godfrey Schilling, O.F.M. (here, next to this marker); Middle Atlantic Lieutenancy of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem (here, next to this marker); The Catholic Academy of Sciences in the United States of America (here, next to this marker); Aristides Leonori (a few steps from this marker); Tomb of the Virgin Mary (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Northeast Washington.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 22, 2017, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 413 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on December 22, 2017, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 2. submitted on October 21, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.