St. Clare Church (Manhattan)

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The Church of St. Clare [1]
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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
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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]

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.


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