| Church of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary | |
|---|---|
 Facade of the former church | |
| Location | 309-315 East 33rd Street, Manhattan, New York, |
| Country | United States |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| History | |
| Status | Demolished |
| Founded | 1914 |
| Founder(s) | Right Rev. Msgr. Joseph Congedo |
| Dedication | Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary |
| Dedicated | October 1, 1916 |
| Associated people | Nazzareno Formosa |
| Architecture | |
| 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 |
| Administration | |
| Archdiocese | New York |
| Chapel of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary | |
|---|---|
 Sacred Hearts Chapel (2011) | |
| Location | 325 East 33rd Street, Manhattan, New York, |
| Country | United States |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| History | |
| Status | Active |
| Founded | 2007 |
| Founder(s) | Cardinal Edward Egan |
| Dedication | Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary |
| Dedicated | May 2010 |
| Architecture | |
| 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, New York City. It has since been replaced by a chapel under the same name.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]
In 1939 St. Gabriel's was closed to make way for the Queens–Midtown Tunnel and part of the congregation was directed to Sacred Heart.[4][5]
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[6] and the church and school were demolished.[7] 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.[8] He himself dedicated the chapel in May 2010. The organ in the chapel is from St. Stephen's; it was refurbished in 2012. "The Chapel serves a home for the Immaculata High School Alumni as well as a meditation place for the local medical facilities of NYU Langone Health, Bellevue Hospital, the Office of the Medical Examiner, and the VA Hospital."[9]
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 (2012-2021)
- Msgr. Kevin Sullivan[10]
References
- ↑ "Manhattan Database". Office for Metropolitan History. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
- ↑ "Chapel of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary". NYC Chapter of the American Guild of Organists.
- 1 2 "Our Faith always brought us here . . ". Immaculata High School. Archived from the original on 2004-09-02.
- ↑ "2,500 at Last Mass in St. Gabriel's: Formal Closing of 73-year-old Edifice Near Site of New Tunnel is Marked". The New York Times. January 16, 1939. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
- ↑ Inventory of the Church Archives in New York City: The Roman Catholic Church Archdiocese of New York. Vol. 2. New York City: United States Work Projects Administration Historical Records Survey. 1941. p. 65. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
- ↑ "Our Lady of the Scapular–St. Stephen (Roman Catholic)". NYC Chapter of the American Guild of Organists. Archived from the original on 2011-04-20.
- ↑ "Advocacy for Threatened Sacred Sites". New York Landmarks Conservancy. Archived from the original on 2010-07-14.
- ↑ Hu, Winnie (March 6, 2015). "Cardinal Egan Is Recalled Fondly at a Chapel He Called Home". The New York Times.
- ↑ "Chapel of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary (Roman Catholic)". NYC Chapter of the American Guild of Organists.
- ↑ Church of Our Saviour/Chapel of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary
- Dunlap, David W. (2004). From Abyssinian to Zion: A Guide to Manhattan's Houses of Worship. New York: Columbia University Press.
