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
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
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 Monastery of the Holy Land in America.
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Location. 38° 56.234′ N, 76° 59.1′ W. Marker is in Northeast Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It is in Brookland. Marker 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.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Very Rev. Charles A. Vissani, O.F.M. (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.
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 21, 2022
2. Erected to the Memory of the Very Reverend Commissaries Marker
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 242 times since then and 24 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.
