St. Mary Church (Grand Street, Manhattan)
40°42′56.42″N 73°59′6.35″W / 40.7156722°N 73.9850972°W
| St. Mary's Church | |
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Patrick C. Keely (facade)[1] | |
| Website | |
| https://saintmarygrand.org |
The Church of St. Mary is a parish church in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, located at 438–440 Grand Street between Pitt and Attorney Streets in the Lower East Side neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City.[4] Established in 1826 to serve Irish immigrants living in the neighborhood, it is the third oldest Catholic parish in New York.[3] St. Mary’s will celebrate its bicentennial as a parish in 2026.[5]
The church itself was built in 1832–33, and was then enlarged and had its facade replaced in 1871 by the prolific church architect
History
Before their sanctuary was built, services were held in a former Presbyterian church on Sheriff Street. Rev. Hatton Walsh was named pastor. In 1831, anti-Catholic nativists set fire to the church, but it was not completely destroyed and continued to operate. The first New York chapter of the Ancient Order of Hibernians was established in 1836 at nearby St. James Church partly in response.[3]
In 1832 the cornerstone was laid for the present building, which was dedicated in June 1833. Rev.
Originally designed in the
The Irish-American prelate, Rev.
, was assigned as curate here in the autumn of 1878.References
Notes
- ^ ISBN 978-0-19538-386-7. p.106
- ^ Remigius Lafort, 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.... (New York City: The Catholic Editing Company, 1914), p.345-347.
- ^ a b c d American Guild of Organists; New York City chapter, Church of St. Mary (Roman Catholic)
- ^ The World Almanac 1892 and Book of Facts (New York: Press Publishing, 1892), p.390.
- ^ Pietrafesa, Dan. "Manhattan Churches, Shrine Featured in Sacred Sites Tour", Catholic New York, August 10, 2022
- Appleton's Cyclopedia of American Biography.
- ^ Remigius Lafort, 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.369.
External links
Media related to St. Mary's Church (Grand Street, Manhattan) at Wikimedia Commons- Parish website
