The Order of St. Sebastian
St. Patrick’s Old Cathedral — Little Italy and Nolita, Manhattan
In the New York guidePlan a day here
On screen
1979. Michael, now nearly sixty, is trying to make the family legitimate. In a grand ceremony the Church awards him the Order of St. Sebastian, after he has given $100 million through a foundation named after his father. In the pews sit dignitaries, the family and a few of the old mobsters too.
The place today
New York’s first Catholic cathedral, from 1815, enclosed by a brick wall and a small cemetery. It became a basilica in 2010. It is open for visits and services, with paid guided tours that include the catacombs. Both the baptism in the first film and the ceremony in Part III were filmed here, 18 years apart.
Did you know? It is the same church where Michael stood as godfather in the first film, 18 years earlier.
Also filmed here
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