This is based on a post we ran about Holy Trinity Cemetery from the wonderful Ruth Edebohls at CUE a couple of weeks ago who, among other things, supplies us with “History Revealed” posts. In any case, WPGA picks up the thread with more history about the Burg’s Holy Trinity Church. “Now known as Most Holy Trinity and St. Mary*, the parish was originally founded as the German Church of the Holy Trinity in 1841. It was the first National parish in the Brooklyn diocese, and the first German Catholic Church in Williamsburg. It was also the mother church for a host of other German parishes over time…Most Holy Trinity & St. Mary Church is just one of many significant remnants of Williamsburg’s German past. The building itself, together with its associated structures, is a landmark in every sense of the word. With the recent merger of Most Holy Trinity and St. Mary, MHT’s might seem secure. But its roll of parishioners (now almost exclusively Hispanic) continues to dwindle, and most of its associated structures sit vacant. With any luck, the rectory, elementary school, asylum and faculty residence will find new and compatible uses.”–WGPA