St. Clare Church (Manhattan)

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The Church of St. Clare [1]
St. Clare's Church, Manhattan.jpg
Alternative namesThe Church of Santa Chiara
Etymology Clare of Assisi
General information
Architectural style Italian Renaissance Revival
Address436–438 West 36th Street
Town or city Manhattan, New York City
Coordinates 40°45′19.05″N73°59′49.75″W / 40.7552917°N 73.9971528°W / 40.7552917; -73.9971528
Completed1907
Closed1937
Demolishedc. 1937
Client Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York
Technical details
Structural systemsteel protected with concrete; brick, granite, limestone, and white glazed terra cotta
Design and construction
Architect(s) Nicholas Serracino
Other designers Donatus Buongiorno (murals)
Other information
Seating capacity800
Church interior St. Clare's Church, Manhattan, interior.jpg
Church interior

The Church of St. Clare is a former parish church under the authority of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, at 436-438 West 36th Street in Manhattan, New York City.

The parish was established in 1903 and staffed by the Franciscan Friars, with a parochial school staffed by a community of Sisters of St. Francis. [2] The 1907 church building, designed by Nicholas Serracino, was closed in 1937 [3] and razed to provide access for the new Lincoln Tunnel. [4] Donatus Buongiorno painted the murals in the church. [5] Metropolitan Opera baritone Alfredo Gandolfi married soprano Alice Kurkjian at St. Clare Church on February 3, 1934. [6]

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References

  1. "Three New Churches: St. Clare's Church". Architects' and Builders' Magazine. 10 (old series, 41). New York: William T. Comstock: 293. April 1909.
  2. Remigius Lafort, S.T.D., Censor, The Catholic Church in the United States of America, Volume 3: The Province of Baltimore and the Province of New York . (New York City: The Catholic Editing Company, 1914), pp. 321–322.
  3. "Parish Status and Record Location" (PDF). Archdiocese of New York. January 19, 2017. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
  4. Dunlap, David W. (2004). From Abyssinian to Zion: A Guide to Manhattan's Houses of Worship. New York: Columbia University Press. p. 198.
  5. Levy, Florence N. (1917). American Art Annual Vol. XIV (later: Who's Who in American Art). New York: MacMillan Co. p. 494.
  6. "Alice Kurkjian Wed –e]]Soprano Becomes Bride of Alfredo Gandolfi, Opera Baritone". The New York Times. February 4, 1934. p. N4.