Church of Our Lady Help of Christians (Staten Island, New York)

The Church of Our Lady Help of Christians
The old church building as it appeared in 1914
General information
Town or city Staten Island, New York
Country United States of America
Client Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York

The Church of Our Lady Help of Christians is a Roman Catholic parish church under the authority of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, located in Tottenville, Staten Island, New York City. The parish was established in 1890.[1] The church was completed in 1897, due largely to the efforts of Rev. Patrick Burns.[2] The church burned down in 1985 and was subsequently rebuilt. [3]

References

  1. ↑ Remigius Lafort, S.T.D., Censor, The Catholic Church in the United States of America: Undertaken to Celebrate the Golden Jubilee of His Holiness, Pope Pius X. Volume 3: The Province of Baltimore and the Province of New York, Section 1: Comprising the Archdiocese of New York and the Diocese of Brooklyn, Buffalo and Ogdensburg Together with some Supplementary Articles on Religious Communities of Women.. (New York City: The Catholic Editing Company, 1914), p.396.
  2. ↑ Morris, Ira. Morris's Memorial History of Staten Island, New York, Volume 2, p. 325 (Memorial Publishing Company, 1900).
  3. ↑ Vintage photos, facts about Staten Island churches. Staten Island Advance March 10, 2016. Accessed July 26, 2017.

Coordinates: 40°30′35.26″N 74°14′36.41″W / 40.5097944°N 74.2434472°W / 40.5097944; -74.2434472


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