St. Philip Neri's Church (Bronx, New York)

The Church of Philip Neri
St Philip Neri church, Bedford Park, Bronx, NY.jpg
Photographed in 2005
General information
Architectural style Gothic Revival
Town or city Bedford Park, Bronx, New York City, New York
Country United States of America
Construction started 1899 (for church)[1]
Completed 1900 (for church)[1]
1907 (church enlarged)[1]
Technical details
Structural system Masonry stone
Design and construction
Client Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York

The Church of St. Philip Neri is a Roman Catholic parish church under the authority of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, located on the west side of the Grand Concourse at East 202nd Street, Bedford Park, Bronx, New York City.

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Parish history

The parish was established for around 1,200 Italian laborers in April 1898 by the Rev. Daniel Burke, D.D., who were constructing the nearby Jerome Park Reservoir.[2][3] The parish was established

Buildings

"The cornerstone was laid April 1899, and the church dedicated May, 1900.... [It] was enlarged in 1907 and rededicated in 1908."[1]

St. Philip Neri's Elementary School

St Philip Neri Elementary School was founded in 1913 and has had a long association with the Ursuline Sisters who started the school on the Feast of the Nativity of Our Lady. "The school address is 3031 Grand Concourse, adjacent to the rectory. With an enrollment over 260, it seems to have two sections per grade."[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d 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.391-392.
  2. ^ See Thomas J. Shelley, The Archdiocese of New York: the Bicentennial History, (New York: Archdiocese of New York / Strasbourg: Éditions du Signe, 2007), p.230.
  3. ^ a b Joe McMahon, Bronx Catholic "Saint Anselm, Tinton Avenue, Morrisania", March 25, 2008, "This is an attempt to index references to The Bronx in "The Archdiocese of New York: the Bicentennial History," a marvelous 624-page book written by Thomas J. Shelley. The 2007 book may still be available at the St. Patrick Cathedral gift shop. The strength of this blog will be in the alphabetic list of labels to the right, or use the search box at top left. The blog format requires that entries move from recent to old. I continue to add photos and information." (Retrieved 11 May 2011)

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