St. Stephen of Hungary Church (New York City)
The Church of St. Stephen of Hungary (Szent István Római Katolikus Magyar Templom) | |
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General information | |
Architectural style | Romanesque Revival |
Town or city | Manhattan, New York City |
Country | United States |
Construction started | 1926 (for church with school plans);[1] 1960 (for rectory plans);[1] 1965 (for rectory plans)[1] |
Completed | 1927?, 1928 (for church)[2] |
Cost | $240,000 (for 1926 church with school);[1] $300,000 (for 1960 rectory);[1] $300,000 (for 1965 rectory)[1] |
Client | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Joseph H. McGuire of 5 Columbus Circle (for 1926 church with school plans--possibly unbuilt);[1] Emil Szendy (for 1928 church);[2] Brother Cajetan J. B. Baumann, O.F.M., of 44 Whitehall Street (for 1960 rectory plans);[1] Joseph Mitchell of 355 West 54 Street (for 1965 rectory plans)[1] |
The Church of St. Stephen of Hungary (Hungarian: Szent István Római Katolikus Magyar Templom) is a Roman Catholic church in the Archdiocese of New York, located at 402-412 East 82nd Street, Manhattan, New York City.[3] The former parish of St. Stephen was administered by the Order of Friars Minor from its founding in 1922 until its merger with St. Joseph's in 2015.
History
The congregation was established in 1902 by Lászlo Perényi, a
In November 2014, the Archdiocese announced that St. Stephen of Hungary Parish was one of 31 parishes which would be merged into other parishes.
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Buildings
Plans were filed for a three-story brick church and school (both with basement and tile roofs) in 1926 to designs by
Similarly confusing is the attribution for the
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Office for Metropolitan History, "Manhattan NB Database 1900-1986," (Accessed 25 Dec 2010).
- ^ ISBN 978-0-19-538386-7.
- ^ 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.375.
- ^ "History of Our Parish", SaintStephenofHungary.org, retrieved 2011-01-28
- ^ Otterman, Sharon (November 2, 2014). "Tears and Heartache for New York's Catholics as Cardinal Shuts Churches". The New York Times.
- ^ "List of Merging Churches and Those That Will Cease Regular Services". The New York Times. November 2, 2014.
- ^ "Letter from Fr. Baker, Pastor, Church of St. Monica on the Closing of St. Stephen of Hungary Church". St. Stephen of Hungary Parish.
External links
- Video of Interior of Church Building (YouTube)