Battle over St. Brigid's.SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden -- St. Brigid Noun 1. St. Brigid - Irish abbess; a patron saint of Ireland (453-523) Bridget, Brigid, Saint Bride, Saint Bridget, Saint Brigid, St. Bride, St. Bridget, Bride Church was closed in 1994, but fate of the landmark building has been unclear ever since. Finally in August the Archdiocese arch·di·o·cese n. The district under an archbishop's jurisdiction. arch  di·oc of San Francisco announced it would sell the property to the
Academy of Art University, which will use it for lectures and community
events.
Also in August, local Catholic financier Luke Brugnara offered the archdiocese $3 million for the property to reopen it as a church and use the gymnasium for neighborhood kids. He told the San Francisco Chronicle The San Francisco Chronicle was founded in 1865 as The Daily Dramatic Chronicle by teenage brothers Charles de Young and Michael H. de Young.[2] The paper grew along with San Francisco to become the largest circulation newspaper on the West Coast of the , "This is a church. It was built by hardworking Irish men and women and other immigrants. It should remain a church." An archdiocesan spokesman said Brugnara's offer was not as "substantial" as that of the Academy. Proceeds of the sale will go to clergy sex-abuse settlements and social service programs. |
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