Church of Our Lady of Sorrows (New York City)

For other churches with similar names, see Church of Our Lady of Sorrows (disambiguation).
The Church of Our Lady of Sorrows
General information
Architectural style Victorian
Romanesque Revival
Byzantine Revival
Town or city Manhattan, New York City
Country United States
Construction started 1867[1]
Completed 1868[1]
Client Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York
Design and construction
Architect Henry Engelbert[1]
Website
Church of Our Lady of Sorrows

The Church of Our Lady of Sorrows (Spanish: Nuestra Señora de los Dolores) is a Roman Catholic parish church in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, located at 105 Pitt Street and Stanton Street, Manhattan, New York City.[2] The area was formerly known as Kleindeutschland (Little Germany).[1]

History

The Church of Our Lady of Sorrows was established in 1867 as Our Lady of the Seven Dolors Church and staffed by the Capuchin Friars.[1] It served as the national parish for the large number of German Catholics who immigrated to New York in the late nineteenth century. Later it became a parish for Italian and then Hispanic immigrants.[1][3]

Building

Our Lady of Sorrows was built 1867-1868 in the Victorian, Byzantine Revival, and Romanesque Revival style by Henry Engelbert. Archbishop John McCloskey dedicated the church on September 6, 1868.[1]

School

The parish school was among 27 closed by the Archdiocese under the Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan in January 2011.[4][5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Our Lady of Sorrows Church Organs (Accessed 14 January 2011)
  2. ↑ The World Almanac 1892 and Book of Facts (New York: Press Publishing, 1892), p.390.
  3. ↑ 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.361.
  4. ↑ Alice McQuillan, "New York Archdiocese to Close 27 Schools," NBC New York, 11 January 2011 (Accessed 7 February 2011)
  5. ↑ Archdiocese of New York, "RECONFIGURATION COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING “AT-RISK” SCHOOLS ACCEPTED BY ARCHDIOCESE OF NEW YORK," Official Press Release, 11 January 2011 (Accessed 7 February 2011)

Coordinates: 40°43′8.68″N 73°58′56.78″W / 40.7190778°N 73.9824389°W / 40.7190778; -73.9824389

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