Church of Our Lady of Peace
| Church of Our Lady of Peace | |
|---|---|
 (2013) | |
| General information | |
| Architectural style | Victorian Gothic[1] |
| Town or city | Manhattan, New York City |
| Country | United States of America |
| Construction started | 1886 |
| Cost | $200,000[1] |
| Client | Church Extension Committee of the Presbytery of New York[1] |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Samuel A. Warner |
The Church of Our Lady of Peace is a historic Roman Catholic parish church of the Archdiocese of New York, located at 239-241 East 62nd Street[2] between Second and Third Avenues in the Upper East Side neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. It was built in 1886-87 at the cost of $200,000,[1] and was designed by Samuel A. Warner in the Victorian Gothic style[3][4] for the Church Extension Committee of the Presbytery of New York. It served as the sanctuary for the Church of the Redeemer, a German-speaking congregation, then subsequently became Bethlehem Lutheran Church.[4] before finally becoming the home of the newly formed Italian Madonna della Pace parish in 1918.[3][4]
The church, which has been called a "gem",[4] is located in the Treadwell Farm Historic District, designated by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission in 1967.[1]
In November 2014, the Archdiocese announced that the Church of Our Lady of Peace was one of 31 neighborhood parishes which would be merged into other parishes.[5] Our Lady of Peace was to be merged into the Church of St. John the Evangelist at 348 East 55th Street.[6]
In February 2017, the Archdiocese with the blessing of Pope Francis, announced an agreement to sell the church to the Egyptian Christian Coptic Orthodox Church community.[7] The first Coptic worship service was on March 5, 2017.
References
Notes
- New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission "Treadwell Fram Historic District Designation Report" (December 13, 1967)
- The parish office is located at 237 East 62nd Street
- Our Lady of Peace Archived 2012-01-10 at the Wayback Machine NYC American Guild of Organists webpage
- Dunlap, David W. (2004). From Abyssinian to Zion: A Guide to Manhattan's Houses of Worship. New York: Columbia University Press. ISBN 0-231-12543-7., p.165
- Otterman, Sharon (November 2, 2014). "Tears and Heartache for New York's Catholics as Cardinal Shuts Churches". The New York Times.
- "List of Merging Churches and Those That Will Cease Regular Services"". The New York Times. November 2, 2014.
- Dos Santos, Juliann (February 15, 2017). "Pope Francis Blesses Our Lady of Peace Church Sale to Egyptian Coptics". Catholic New York.