Church of the Blessed Sacrament (Manhattan)
| Church of the Blessed Sacrament | |
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| Front portal, 2008
Front portal, 2008
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| General information | |
| Location | 152 West 71st Street, Manhattan, New York, United States |
| Construction started | 1917 |
| Completed | 1920 |
| Client | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Gustave E. Steinback |
| Website | |
| Church of the Blessed Sacrament, Manhattan | |
The Church of the Blessed Sacrament is a Roman Catholic parish church in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, located on the Upper West Side of Manhattan at 152 West 71st Street, just east of Broadway. The parish was established in 1887.[1]
The present church was started in 1914 to designs by Gustave E. Steinback and the first mass was held on Christmas 1920.[2]
A performing arts venue, The ArcLight Theatre, was located on the lower level.[3]
References
- Back to citation 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. 318.
- Back to citation A Brief History of The Church of the Blessed Sacrament
- Back to citation Jaworowski, Ken (May 6, 2012). "A Forbidden Attraction Is Just the Beginning". The New York Times. Retrieved February 19, 2025.