First MassSunday, June 24, 1781
| Location | East Hartford near Silver Lane |
|---|---|
| State/Territory | Connecticut |
| County | Hartford County |
| Modern Diocese | Archdiocese of Hartford |
| Historical Diocese | Vicariate of the London |
| Date | Sunday, June 24, 1781 |
| Priest | Abbé Robin |
| Religious Order | Diocesan / Secular clergy |
| Rite | Roman (Latin) Rite |
| Expedition | Rochambeau’s Expédition Particulière |
| Confidence | confirmed |
| Submitted by | @chrisgeorgeberg |
Documentation
Notes
"The Abbe Robin, a Catholic priest with the French army, reported that during this encampment he said the first Catholic Mass in the state of Connecticut on Sunday, June 24, 1781. The first mass may have actually been celebrated earlier with Lauzun’s troops in Lebanon, or even earlier with the French conversion of American Indians." Earlier mass in Lebanon CT possible, which is in New London County. https://public.fotki.com/GCDOUGHERTY/windsor-locks-libra/historic-buildings-/lebanon-st-francis.html Article about American priest to say mass was 1790 agrees Lebanon had the first mass https://www.thecatholicnewsarchive.org/?a=d&d=CTR19650401-01.1.9&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN--------- It also says a priest was in Connecticut in 1651.
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