St. John the Baptist Church (Manhattan)
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The Church of St. John the Baptist is a
In 2015, the parish of St. John the Baptist Church merged with the parish of Holy Cross Church on West 42nd Street.[4]
History
The parish was established in 1840 as the second parish to serve German Catholics in New York City, after
The first church erected was a small timber structure.
Archbishop
In response to the many disputes,
In the early 20th century one of the parish's priests was the (now) Blessed Solanus Casey.
Buildings
The present French Gothic-style stone church was built between 1871 and 1872 to the designs of the prolific ecclesiastical architect Napoleon LeBrun,[1] architect of several New York Catholic churches as well as the cathedral in Philadelphia.[2] The cornerstone was laid by Fr. Frey on Pentecost Sunday, June 4[1] or June 11[3] of 1871. The church is 165 feet long and 67 feet wide, originally accommodating 1,200 people, and costing $175,000 to construct.[1]
Fr. Frey returned to the parish in 1888 and built the central bell tower in preparation for the church's
In preparation for the church's 125th anniversary, it underwent a complete renovation, which lasted several years. The church was re-dedicated on June 24, 1996, the
According to bronze memorial plaques affixed to the wall of the narthex, for the 160th anniversary of the parish and the Great Jubilee Year of 2000, the bell tower was restored by funds provided by Antonio D'Urso and his wife Giovanna Parpo in 2000. The rededication of the St. Joseph, Ave Maria, St. Clare, St. Fidelis Bells were the gift of Kevin Ward, blessed November 30, 1890 by Archbishop McClosky and rededicated November 7, 1998, by Father Bernard Smith, O.F.M, Cap., the Provincial of the Capuchins.
The
The brown brick Capuchin Monastery of St. John the Baptist was built in 1974[9] in the Brutalist style. It was sold to a retail property developer in 2016.[10]
School
Fr. Frey had opened a school in a hotel on Sixth Avenue with 50 children during the winter of 1870–1871.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "St. John the Baptist's Church" on the New York City Chapter of the American Guild of Organists website (Accessed February 4, 2011)
- ^ ISBN 978-0-19-538386-7.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x Lafort, Remigius, S.T.D., Censor, The Catholic Church in the United States of America: Undertaken to Celebrate the Golden Jubilee of His Holiness, Pope Pius X. Volume 3: The Province of Baltimore and the Province of New York, Section 1: Comprising the Archdiocese of New York and the Diocese of Brooklyn, Buffalo and Ogdensburg Together with some Supplementary Articles on Religious Communities of Women.. (New York City: The Catholic Editing Company, 1914), p.338.
- ^ "About Us". Parish of Holy Cross–St. John the Baptist. christinthecity.nyc. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
- ^ Dunlap, David W., From Abyssinian to Zion: A Guide to Manhattan's Houses of Worship. (New York: Columbia University Press, 2004.) p. 215-216.
- ^ Gonzalez, David (January 22, 1997). "Church Fire leaves Faith Unscathed". The New York Times. Retrieved January 2, 2012.
- ^ Siff, Andrew (January 6, 2020). "Cuomo: 8 New Tracks to Be Added to NY Penn Station". NBC New York. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
- ^ "Expand, overhaul, and unify the Penn Station Complex". The Fourth Regional Plan. Regional Planning Association.org. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
- ^ New York City Geographic Information System map
- ^ Schultz, Dana (November 9, 2016). "Historic church near Penn Station to be converted to modern retail space". 6sqft.com. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
External links
- Official website
- "St. John the Baptist" on the New York City Chapter of the American Guild of Organists website