St. Clare's Church (Staten Island, New York)

St. Clare's Church

1921 building, architect's rendition
General information
Architectural style Colonial
Town or city Staten Island, New York
Country United States
Construction started 1920
Completed 1921
Client Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York
Design and construction
Architect Eggers & Higgins (1921 building)[1]

The Church of St. Clare, located in Great Kills, Staten Island, New York City, is the largest parish under the authority of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York. It was established in 1918, originally as a mission of Richmondtown's Church of St. Patrick, and then became an independent parish in 1925. St. Clare's first building, dedicated in 1921, became a chapel when the current octagonal church was completed in 1959. The fulltime St. Clare School opened in 1936.[2]

St. Clare's Church received widespread media coverage after 29 parishioners died as a result of the September 11 attacks in 2001.[3]

References

  1. "Roman Catholic Church of St. Clare" (PDF). The American Architect 119 (2351): 40–41,51. January 12, 1921.
  2. "History of Parish". Church of St. Clare. Retrieved May 4, 2016.
  3. "Hit hard, a borough heals". Baltimore Sun. September 11, 2003.

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Coordinates: 40°32′49.08″N 74°8′59.99″W / 40.5469667°N 74.1499972°W / 40.5469667; -74.1499972

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