Haunted World

Most Holy Trinity Church was built in Brooklyn, New York between the years of 1882 to 1885, with the addition of its school in 1887.  The actual church was  built upon an old cemetery that was in operation from 1841 to 1853.  Quite the setup for a haunting if I don’t say so myself.  Many believe that some of the bodies in the old cemetery were never dug up.  The church was also built with secret passageways and tunnels between the convent and the church.  This is evident by the sub-basements and mysterious doorways that have been sealed with bricks. It’s believed these tunnels may have been used to hide slaves who were trying to escape slavery in the South.  

Death has occurred within the walls of Most Holy Trinity Church.  In 1895, the church’s second pastor passed away in his sleep while on the second floor of the rectory, which he had built himself.  This room is now used as a guest room for priests living in the building.  It’s not surprising that none of the priests have taken up a permanent residence in the second floor of the rectory.  Guests staying in the room have said they heard footsteps; like someone was walking across the room- back and forth.  There have also been other odd noises heard coming from the room.  There have been other accounts of people hearing footsteps on the stairs of each of the four floors during the late hours of the night.  Everyone seems to feel as though they are being watched and constantly in the presence or someone else.  There are also reports that dogs will freeze and just stare at the stairs heading down to the basement, and in the dining room when its cold.  The lights in the school’s gym reportedly turn on and off randomly.  There have also been footsteps heard in the school when no one else was there.

Another death that occurred in Most Holy Trinity Church was that of George Stelz.  Stelz was the parish sexton and bellringer.  He was murdered in August of 1897 in the vestibule of the church.  The murderer was never found out, but many believe another parishioner of Trinity was to blame.  That same parishioner was later executed for the murder of another person.  It’s believed that Stelz still haunts the building because no one was ever brought to justice for his murder.  It’s said that Stelz’s blood and the bloody hand print of his murderer can still be seen in the stairway leading up to the bell tower.  To this day the bell towers are said to sometimes ring on there own, which many believe is the doing of George Stelz so that his memory won’t fade into time.