Our_Lady_of_Solace's_Church_(Bronx)

Our Lady of Solace Church (Bronx)

Our Lady of Solace Church (Bronx)

Building in New York City, United States


The Church of Our Lady of Solace is a Roman Catholic parish church under the authority of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, located at 731 Morris Park Avenue at the intersection with Holland Avenue, the Bronx, New York City in the Van Nest neighborhood.[3]

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History

The parish was established 1903.[4] The founding pastor was Daniel Joseph Curley, future Bishop of Syracuse.[5] Construction began on the church in June 1903. The architect was William E. Walsh; the builder, William Maher.

The rectory address is 731 Morris Park Ave., Bronx, NY 10462.[1]

The present church was dedicated in 1929.[1] For many years, the Sisters of the Presentation staffed the parish school. Our Lady of Solace school closed in 2006. Students from the parish then attended St. Dominic's parish school.[1] In 2010 the school building was leased to the Bronx Charter School of Excellence.[6]

St. Dominic's parochial school was among 27 closed by the Archdiocese of New York in 2011.[7] The religious education program of both parishes is conducted at the St. Dominic's Faith Formation Center, the former St. Dominic's convent.[8]

The parish hosts Our Lady Of Solace Food Pantry.

There is a separate shrine to Our Lady of Solace in Brooklyn.


References

  1. See Thomas J. Shelley, The Archdiocese of New York: the Bicentennial History, (New York: Archdiocese of New York / Strasbourg: Éditions du Signe, 2007)
  2. Joe McMahon, Bronx Catholic "Our Lady of Solace", March 15, 2009, "This is an attempt to index references to The Bronx in "The Archdiocese of New York: the Bicentennial History," a marvelous 624-page book written by Thomas J. Shelley. The 2007 book may still be available at the St. Patrick Cathedral gift shop. The strength of this blog will be in the alphabetic list of labels to the right, or use the search box at top left."
  3. "Bishop D.J. Curley dies in Syracuse". The New York Times. 1932-08-04.
  4. McQuillan, Alice. "New York Archdiocese to Close 27 Schools," NBC New York, 11 January 2011 (Accessed 7 February 2011)


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