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The Church of the Immaculate Conception
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General information
Town or cityNew York, New York
CountryUnited States of America
Completed1858[2]
Cost$700,000 (for 1945 convent and school)[1]
ClientRoman Catholic Archdiocese of New York
Design and construction
Architect(s)Eggers & Higgins of 542 Fifth Avenue (for 1945 convent and school)[1]

The Church of the Immaculate Conception is a Roman Catholic parish church in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, located at 505 East 14th Street, near First Avenue, Manhattan, New York City.[3]

History

The parish was established in 1855.[4] A four-storey brick convent and parochial school at 415-419 East 13th Street and 414-416 East 14th Street was built in 1945 to designs by the eminent architectural firm of Eggers & Higgins of 542 Fifth Avenue for $700,000[1] There is another church of the same name on Staten Island established 1887.[5] And another one in Ditmars, Astoria, Queens.[6]

Clergy

Rev. Nationio Cattogio transferred to this church from Immaculate Conception Church (Manhattan)[7]

References

  1. ^ a b c Office for Metropolitan History, "Manhattan NB Database 1900-1986," (Accessed 25 Dec 2010).
  2. ^ http://www.immaculateconception-nyc.org/history.pdf
  3. ^ The World Almanac 1892 and Book of Facts (New York: Press Publishing, 1892), p.390.
  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.336.
  5. ^ 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.395.
  6. ^ White, Norval; Willensky, Elliot; Leadon, Fran (2010). AIA Guide to New York City. American Institute of Architects New York Chapter (Fifth ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 755. ISBN 97801953867. {{cite book}}: Check |isbn= value: length (help)
  7. ^ "Changes in Catholic Clergy: Archbishop Farley Announces a Number of Assignments and Transfers", New York Times, Jun 11, 1904. Retrieved 21 July 2011, Excerpt: "Martin J. Burke. from St. Joseph's to the Church of the Nativity, city; the Roy. Anthony J. Morgan, from the Church of the Guardian Angels to the Mission of ..."