Church of Our Lady of the Scapular-St. Stephen
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The Church of Our Lady of the Scapular-St. Stephen | |
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General information | |
Architectural style | Romanesque Revival |
Town or city | Manhattan, New York City |
Country | U.S. |
Construction started | school: c.1897 |
Completed | church: 1854 extension: 1865 school: c.1902 renovation: 1949 rectory: 1954 |
Client | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York |
Design and construction | |
Architect | church: James Renwick Jr. extension: Patrick Charles Keely school: Elliott Lynch rectory: Knappe & Johnson |
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Our Lady of the Scapular-St. Stephen, Manhattan |
The Church of Our Lady of the Scapular-St. Stephen is a Roman Catholic parish church in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, located at 149 East 28th Street[1] between Third and Lexington Avenues in the Rose Hill neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. It was established in the 1980s when the parish of the Church of Our Lady of the Scapular of Mount Carmel was merged into the parish of the Church of St. Stephen the Martyr.[2] In January 2007, it was announced by the Archdiocese of New York that the Church of the Sacred Hearts of Mary and Jesus, located at 307 East 33rd Street, was to be merged into Our Lady of the Scapular-St. Stephen,[3] then, in November 2014, the Archdiocese announced that the Church of Our Lady of the Scapular-St. Stephen was one of 31 neighborhood parishes which would be merged into other parishes.[4] Our Lady of the Scapular-St. Stephen was to be merged into the Church of Our Saviour at 59 Park Avenue.[5]
Parish history
The parish of St. Stephen the Martyr was formed in 1848 and was originally located on Madison Avenue. The parish's most famous pastor was the controversial Dr. Edward McGlynn, (who had served as assistant pastor). Known for his radical political beliefs, he was pastor until he was removed from the ministry by the Archbishop in 1887.
Buildings
The parish's current church was built in 1854 and was designed by noted architect James Renwick, Jr.,[2] who also designed St. Patrick's Cathedral and Grace Church. The building was extended north to 142 East 29th Street in 1865 by architect Patrick Charles Keely.[6] The church includes forty-three interior murals by the artist Constantine Brumidi, who also provided murals in the U.S. Capitol.
The 29th Street facade is fully developed.[2] The church underwent restoration in 1949. The connected Epiphany School building on 28th Street was built c.1902, designed by Elliot Lynch,[6] and a rectory was built on the 29th Street side in 1956, designed by the firm of Knappe & Johnson.[7]
Epiphany School
The St. Stephen Parish School on 28th Street was built from 1897 to around 1902 to the designs of Elliot Lynch.[6][8][9] It is now the St. Stephen's campus of the Epiphany School, one of their two facilities, the other being on East 20th Street near the Epiphany Church.[10]
References
Notes
- ↑ The World Almanac 1892 and Book of Facts (New York: Press Publishing, 1892), p.390.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Dunlap, David W. (2004) From Abyssinian to Zion. New York: Columbia University Press. ISBN 0-231-12543-7, p.168
- ↑ "Our Lady of the Scapular–St. Stephen (Roman Catholic)" on the New York City Chapter of the American Guild of Organists website
- ↑ Otterman, Sharon. "Tears and Heartache for New York’s Catholics as Cardinal Shuts Churches" New York Times (November 2, 2014)
- ↑ "List of Merging Churches and Those That Will Cease Regular Services" New York Times (November 2, 2014)
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found., p.214
- ↑ "Manhattan NB Database 1900–1986" on the Office for Metropolitan History website. (Accessed 25 Dec 2010).
- ↑ Architectural League of New York Year book of the Architectural League of New York, and catalogue. Vol 12 (New York, 1897), p.115.
- ↑ “St. Stephen’s Parish School, New York, NY” The American Architect and Building News Vol. 84 (Boston: S.J. Parkhill & Co., Printers, 1904), p.20
- ↑ Epiphany School website
External links
- Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
- Religious organizations established in 1990
- Roman Catholic churches in New York
- Churches in Manhattan
- Roman Catholic churches completed in 1854
- James Renwick Jr. buildings
- Patrick Keely buildings
- Romanesque Revival churches in New York
- 19th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in the United States
- Rose Hill, Manhattan