| The Church of St. Michael | |
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| General information | |
| Architectural style | Romanesque Revival Byzantine Revival |
| Town or city | Sunset Park, Brooklyn, New York City, New York |
| Country | United States |
| Completed | 1905 (for church)[1] |
| Design and construction | |
| Client | Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn |
| Architect | Raymond F. Almirall (for 1905 church)[1] |
The Church of St. Michael is a Catholic parish church under the authority of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn, located in the Sunset Park neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City.
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The first pastor was named in 1870. The current church was built 1905 to the designs of noted church architect Raymond F. Almirall.[1] Often referred to as Brooklyn's own "Sacré-Cœur", the domed tower once was the second tallest building in Brooklyn after the Williamsburg Savings Bank, until a late 2000s high rise development claimed that title.
The organ at St. Michael's Church was built by the Kilgen Organ Company of St. Louis, MO, their Opus 5841 (1937) 3 manuals, 43 stops, 33 ranks.[2]
St. Michael's Parish High School was closed in 1976.[3]
The comedy film Heaven Help Us (1985) was filmed in the neighborhood, using external and internal shots of the church and (now closed) St. Michael's Parish School, as the fictional St. Basil's Church and St. Basil's School, run by the factual Order of St. Basil.