Church of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary (Manhattan, New York)
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Church of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary | |
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Facade of the former church
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Location | 309-315 East 33rd Street, Manhattan, New York, |
Country | United States |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
History | |
Founded | 1914 |
Founder(s) | Right Rev. Msgr. Joseph Congedo |
Dedication | Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary |
Dedicated | October 1, 1916 |
Associated people | The Rev. Nazzareno Formosa |
Architecture | |
Status | Closed |
Architect(s) | Nicholas Serracino |
Style | Greek Revival |
Years built | 1915-1916 |
Groundbreaking | October 4, 1915 |
Completed | October 1, 1916 |
Construction cost | $35,000 |
Closed | January 2007 |
Demolished | 2007-2008 |
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Archdiocese | New York |
Chapel of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary | |
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Sacred Hearts Chapel (2011)
Sacred Hearts Chapel (2011)
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Location | 325 East 33rd Street, Manhattan, New York, |
Country | United States |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
History | |
Founded | 2007 |
Founder(s) | Cardinal Edward Egan |
Dedication | Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary |
Dedicated | May 2010 |
Architecture | |
Status | Active |
Functional status | Mission church |
Architectural type | Chapel |
Years built | 2008-2009 |
Completed | 2009 |
Administration | |
Parish | Our Saviour |
The Church of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary was a former Roman Catholic parish church, primarily serving Italian-Americans, that has been demolished. The church was located on 309-315 East 33rd Street, in the Kips Bay area of Manhattan. It has since been replaced by a chapel under the same name.
History
Parish church
The parish was established in 1914, to serve an estimated population of 10,000 Italian Americans living in the area. A brick church was built in 1916 for $35,000 to designs by Nicholas Serracino of 1170 Broadway. The first rector was Joseph M. Congedo.[1]
The parish was established in 1914 and construction of the church was begun the following year with the laying of the cornerstone on October 4 by Cardinal John M. Farley, the Archbishop of New York. The completed church was dedicated on October 1, 1916, by Archbishop Giovanni Bonzano, P.I.M.E., Apostolic Delegate to the United States at the time.[2] There were a few little changes later with the replacement of the original oak doors with cruciform windows with black metal doors with square windows.[3]
The parish operated a school with the same name from 1925 through 1937. The parish also operated Immaculata High School, which was run by the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. The high school was closed in the 1970s.[3]
The parish was closed in January 2007, one of several closed that year by the then-archbishop, Cardinal Edward Egan. It was then merged with the Church of Our Lady of the Scapular-St. Stephen[4] and the church and school were demolished.[5] In November 2014, it was announced by the archdiocese that the existing parish was to be merged into Our Saviour Parish as of the following year.
Chapel
After the demolition of the parish church, a small chapel and residence for the clergy, also dedicated to the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, was built on the site, 325 East 33rd Street, with "A.D. 2009" prominently carved into the cornerstone of the building. The first Mass was celebrated on May 18, 2009. It served as the residence of the same Cardinal Egan who ordered the closing of the parish, after his retirement as archbishop, until his death in 2015.[6] He himself dedicated the chapel in May 2010.
Clergy
These include
Former pastors:
- Right Rev. Msgr. Joseph Congedo (1914-1954)
- Rev. John McEvoy (1954-1962)
- Right Rev. Msgr. Thomas A. Dunn (1962-1971)
- Rev. Msgr. William Rinschler (1971-1985)
- Rev. Msgr. Albert DeLuca (1985-2006)
- Rev. Msgr. Donald Sakano (2006-2007)
- Rev. Msgr. Lawrence Connaughton (2007-2009)
Administrators of the chapel:
- Rev. Msgr. Lawrence Connaughton (2009–2012)
- Rev. Robert J. Robbins (2012- )
Nazzareno Formosa
A priest who served as a curate of the parish from 1927-1937 was Nazzareno Formosa, born in Gozo, Malta, on 29 March 1901. He was ordained a priest on August 2, 1921. In 1927 he emigrated to the United States to minister to the growing Maltese population in New York City. He became a naturalized American citizen and was incardinated as a priest of the Archdiocese of New York. He was then assigned to this parish.
For the next ten years Formosa ministered to both the parishioners of Sacred Hearts Parish and to the Maltese community in Manhattan and Astoria. He served as the chaplain to many associations formed within the Maltese community in New York. Nazzareno died in the nearby Columbus Hospital on 22 July 1937, at the age of 36, as a result of appendicitis. His funeral took place at the Church of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary where around 800 people attended to bid him farewell.[citation needed]
References
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- ↑ Our Lady of the Scapular–St. Stephen (Roman Catholic)
- ↑ New York Landmarks Conservancy Advocacy for Threatened Sacred Sites
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- Dunlap, David W. From Abyssinian to Zion: A Guide to Manhattan's Houses of Worship. (New York: Columbia University Press, 2004.).
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