Country U.S. Town or city Manhattan | Construction started school: c.1897 Founded 1990 | |
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Completed church: 1854
extension: 1865
school: c.1902
renovation: 1949
rectory: 1954 Client Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York Architectural style Romanesque Revival architecture Architects James Renwick Jr., Patrick Keely, Elliott Lynch Similar St Pius V's Church, St Benedict the Moor, Church of the Holy Agony, Church of St Simon Stock, St Francis Xavier's Church | ||
The Church of Our Lady of the Scapular-St. Stephen is a Roman Catholic parish church in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, located at 149 East 28th Street between Third and Lexington Avenues in the Rose Hill neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. It was established in the 1980s when the parish of the Church of Our Lady of the Scapular of Mount Carmel was merged into the parish of the Church of St. Stephen the Martyr. In January 2007, it was announced by the Archdiocese of New York that the Church of the Sacred Hearts of Mary and Jesus, located at 307 East 33rd Street, was to be merged into Our Lady of the Scapular-St. Stephen, then, in November 2014, the Archdiocese announced that the Church of Our Lady of the Scapular-St. Stephen was one of 31 neighborhood parishes which would be merged into other parishes. Our Lady of the Scapular-St. Stephen was to be merged into the Church of Our Saviour at 59 Park Avenue.
Contents
- Map of Church of Our Lady of the Scapular St Stephen 151 E 28th St New York NY 10016 USA
- Parish history
- Buildings
- Epiphany School
- References
Map of Church of Our Lady of the Scapular-St. Stephen, 151 E 28th St, New York, NY 10016, USA
Parish history
The parish of St. Stephen the Martyr was formed in 1848 and was originally located on Madison Avenue. The parish's most famous pastor was the controversial Dr. Edward McGlynn, (who had served as assistant pastor). Known for his radical political beliefs, he was pastor until he was removed from the ministry by the Archbishop in 1887.
Buildings
The parish's current church was built in 1854 and was designed by noted architect James Renwick, Jr., who also designed St. Patrick's Cathedral and Grace Church. The building was extended north to 142 East 29th Street in 1865 by architect Patrick Charles Keely. The church includes forty-three interior murals by the artist Constantine Brumidi, who also provided murals in the U.S. Capitol.
The 29th Street facade is fully developed. The church underwent restoration in 1949. The connected Epiphany School building on 28th Street was built c.1902, designed by Elliot Lynch, and a rectory was built on the 29th Street side in 1956, designed by the firm of Knappe & Johnson.
Epiphany School
The St. Stephen Parish School on 28th Street was built from 1897 to around 1902 to the designs of Elliot Lynch. It is now the St. Stephen's campus of the Epiphany School, one of their two facilities, the other being on East 20th Street near the Epiphany Church.