St. Francis of Assisi's Church (New York City)

St. Francis of Assisi's Church
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In 2011
General information
Architectural style Gothic Revival
Town or city Garment District, Chelsea, Manhattan, New York City
Country United States of America
Technical details
Structural system Masonry brick
Design and construction
Client Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York

The Church of St. Francis of Assisi is a Roman Catholic parish church in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, located at 135-139 West 31st Street Manhattan, New York City.[1] The parish was established in 1844, and is staffed by the Franciscan Friars.[2][3]

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Parish

The parish was established in 1844 by the Rev. Zachary Kunze, O.F.B., who had been the founder and first pastor of nearby German Catholic St. John the Baptist's Church in 1840. Following disharmony with the lay Board of Trustees there, he resigned and left with a portion of the congregation to St. Francis of Assisi's Church. The problems with St. John's Board of Trustees were so great that the parish was placed under an interdict until 1845.[4]

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References

  1. ^ The World Almanac 1892 and Book of Facts (New York: Press Publishing, 1892), p.390.
  2. ^ 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.325.
  3. ^ David W. Dunlap, From Abyssinian to Zion: A Guide to Manhattan's Houses of Worship. (New York: Columbia University Press, 2004.) p. 204.
  4. ^ 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.338.

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