San Giuseppe's Church (New York City)

Not to be confused with St. Joseph's Church in Greenwich Village or St. Joseph of the Holy Family's Church (New York City) in Manhattan.

The Church of San Giuseppe / St. Joseph
General information
Architectural style Italianate
Town or city [Lower East Side, Manhattan]], New York City, New York.
Country United States of America
Completed 1924[1]
Design and construction
Client Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York
Architect Matthew W. Del Guadio[1]

The Church of San Giuseppe/St. Joseph is a Roman Catholic parish church in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, located at 5 Monroe Street, Lower East Side, Manhattan, New York City, New York.

Parish history

The Italian name of St. Joseph, "San Giuseppe" is inscribed on the masonry and is used to distinguish this church from its more famous Manhattan neighbor, St. Joseph's Church in Greenwich Village. "Visible over the tenement scape of the Lower East Side are the twin domed towers of this Roman Catholic Sanctuary--San Giuseppe--at 5 Monroe Street, designed by Matthew W. Del Guadio. Built in 1924 to serve an Italian population, St. Joseph is now designated an Italian and Chinese parish."[1] Although there are a number of parishes in Manhattan dedicated to St. Joseph, a nearby parish of the same name was listed in 1892 at 1850 Washington Avenue.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c David W. Dunlap, From Abyssinian to Zion: A Guide to Manhattan's Houses of Worship. (New York: Columbia University Press, 2004.) p. 219.
  2. ^ The World Almanac 1892 and Book of Facts (New York: Press Publishing, 1892), p.390.