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St. Martin of Tours' Church (Bronx)

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Town or city
  
Bronx, New York City

Architectural style
  
Modern architecture

Phone
  
+1 718-295-0913

St. Martin of Tours' Church (Bronx)

Country
  
United States of America

Address
  
664 Grote St, Bronx, NY 10457, USA

Client
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York

Similar
  
St Pius V's Church, Church of St Simon Stock, St Francis Xavier's Church, St Benedict the Moor, St Dominic's Church

The Church of St. Martin of Tours is a Roman Catholic parish church under the authority of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, located at 664 Grote Street, South Belmont, Bronx, New York City.

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Parish history

The parish was established in 1897 at Belmont Avenue and 183rd Street by the Rev. Edward J. O'Gorman, who was assisted in 1914 by the Rev. David J. Leahy. Both attended the chapel at St. Martin's Academy. In 1914, "the parishioners number[ed] 800. The church property [was] valued at $150,000, with a debt of $21,000."

Buildings

Before the present Modernist brick and concrete church was built, a large stone-towered Protestant-looking church was in use as photographed in 1914, which likely indicates the congregation had purchased and reused an existing church building before erecting the present structure.

St. Martin of Tours' Parish School

The parochial school was established after 1914. The parish school was among 27 closed by Archbishop Dolan in the Archdiocese of New York on 11 January 2011.

References

St. Martin of Tours' Church (Bronx) Wikipedia