- St. Luke's Church (Bronx, New York)
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The Church of St. Luke General information Town or city The Bronx, New York City Country United States Construction started 1897 (for stone basement of church)[1] Completed 1898 (for stone basement of church)[1]
1909 (for school)[1]Cost $45,000 (for 1898 stone basement of church)[1]
$80,000 (for 1909 school)[1]Technical details Structural system Masonry stone (for 1898 basement church)[1]
Masonry pressed brick (for 1900s rectory)[1]
Masonry brick with stone trimmings (for 1909 school)[1]Design and construction Client Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York The Church of St. Luke is a Roman Catholic parish church under the authority of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, located at 623 East 138th Street, The Bronx, New York City.
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Parish history
The parish was established in 1897 with a Catholic population of around 200, separated from the parish of St. Jerome’s Church (Bronx, New York).[1] The first mass was celebrated by the Rev. John J. Boyle on July 4, 1897 in a barn belonging to the Sadlier family.[1]
Buildings
Archbishop Corrigan dedicated a temporary church February 27, 1898. “The stone basement church was completed at a cost of $45,000, including the lot.[1] Father Boyle next built a rectory of pressed brick, and then devoted his efforts to providing a school. The school building was opened in 1909, having cost $80,000.[1] It is of brick with stone trimmings.”[1]
Pastors
- Rev. John J. Boyle (1897-1914) “Father Boyle was born in New York City, educated at Fordham University, and ordained at St. Joseph's Seminary.[1] His first charge was as assistant at Goshen, then at St. Rose's and St. Joseph's, New York City, and then was acting rector at St. Monica's in New York and at Suffern, until sent to found St. Luke’s.[1] He is assisted by Father Gilmore and Daly, and was appointed by the city authorities chaplain to Riverside Hospital on North Brother Island.”[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p 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.388.
Coordinates: 40°48′22″N 73°54′55″W / 40.80611°N 73.91528°W
Categories:- Religious organizations established in 1897
- Roman Catholic churches in New York
- Churches in the Bronx
- Religious buildings completed in 1898
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