Chapel of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary
(Roman Catholic)
325 East 33rd Street
New York, N.Y. 10016
http://churchofststephen.com/au_h_sacred.htm
Organ Specifications:
Chapel building (since 2009)
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Church building (1916-2007)
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The Parish of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary was established in 1914 to serve Italian Catholics. At the time, there were over 10,000 people of Italian extraction living in the area bounded by 23rd and 42nd Streets, Lexington Avenue and the East River. Msgr. Joseph M. Congedo was the first pastor.
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On October 4, 1915, the cornerstone of the new parish church was laid by John Cardinal Farley. Located on East 33rd Street in the Kip's Bay area, the $35,000 building was designed by Nicholas Serracino in the Greek Revival-style and faced with white brick. The completed church was dedicated on October 1, 1916, by His Excellency Archbishop John Bonzano, Apostolic Delegate to the United States. The parish plant increased in size as adjoining buildings were added to the property.
The cornerstone of the parish school by the same name was laid in the Spring of
1925. Staffed by the Sister Servants of the Immaculata, the high school for girls was named Immaculata High School, after the heavenly patroness of their dedicated Sisters.
The parish school closed in 1937, and the high school closed in the 1970s.
In 2007, the parish was merged with the Church of St. Stephen / Our Lady of the Scapular, located at 151 East 28th Street, and the church and school were demolished the next year. On the same site was built the present Chapel of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary that was dedicated in May 2009. The Chapel
serves a home for the Immaculata High School Alumni as well as a meditation place for the local medical facilities of NYU Langone Medical Center, Bellevue Hospital, the Office of the Medical Examiner, and the VA Hospital. The facility also includes the residence of Cardinal Egan who retired in 2009.
