Brooklyn judge organizes viewing of historic St. Francis of Assisi manuscripts
A group of Brooklyn judges and lawyers had an opportunity to check out a historic exhibition about St. Francis of Assisi and a presentation by Brooklyn College professor Paul Moses at Borough Hall on Tuesday night.
Justice Bernard Graham organized the event, which was co-sponsored by local lawyers’ associations including the Catholic Lawyers Guild, the Irish-American Bar Association of New York, the Columbian Lawyers Association of Brooklyn, the Society of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick of New York and the Brehon Law Society of New York City. The Oratory Church of St. Boniface was also a sponsor.
“A lot of these groups are very interested in their Catholic heritage and Italian heritage, and St. Francis is a very important figure,” Graham said. “This is a great opportunity because it was coming to Brooklyn. It’s only one of two places it’s travelled to in 700 years. It seemed like a great opportunity for an event like this if Borough Hall was willing to make it available to the public.”