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The cathedral was constructed starting in 1858 to accommodate the growing Archdiocese of New York and to replace St. Patrick's Old Cathedral. Work was halted in the early 1860s during the American Civil War ; the cathedral was completed in 1878 and dedicated on May 25, 1879.
The Old St. Patrick's church building was designated a New York City landmark in 1966, [7] and the cathedral complex was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. [1] It was declared a minor basilica by Pope Benedict XVI on Saint Patrick's Day, March 17, 2010.
English: Etching of St. Patrick's Old Cathedral on Mott Street in Little Italy, Manhattan, New York City, before its demolition and reconstruction in 1840 From: Fay, Theodore S. and Dakin, James H. Views in New-York and its environs, from accurate, characteristic & picturesque drawings, taken on the spot, expressly for this work (New York ...
In 2015, the church became part of the parish of St. Patrick's Old Cathedral. Mass is celebrated at Most Precious Blood on Wednesdays and Sundays. In 2018, the parish rectory on Mulberry Street was listed for sale. [5]
James Renwick Jr. (born November 11, 1818 – June 23, 1895) was an American architect known for designing churches and museums. He designed the Smithsonian Institution Building in Washington, D.C., and St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York.
The Church of the Incarnation is an American Roman Catholic parish church in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, located at 1290 St. Nicholas Avenue (Juan Pablo Duarte Boulevard) at the corner of 175th Street and St. Nicholas Avenue, Washington Heights, Manhattan, New York City, New York.
The church also became the headquarters of the confraternity of St. Christopher, of which Father De Nonno was the national director. [11] A group of three paintings portraying the glorification of the Holy Family was dedicated on October 4, 1931, and blessed by Monsignor Michael J. Lavelle, rector of St. Patrick's Cathedral.
The Archdiocese of New York closed Saint Patrick's Old Cathedral School in June 2010, due to low enrollment. Parents of the final 129 students in Pre-K through eighth grade were given the opportunity to enroll them in the nearby Immaculate Conception School, St. Brigid School, or Our Lady of Sorrows School.