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

St. Clare's Church

1921 building (architect's rendering)
Location within New York City
General information
Architectural style Colonial
Address 110 Nelson Avenue
Town or city Staten Island, New York
Country United States
Named for Clare of Assisi
Construction started 1920
Completed 1921
Client Roman Catholic Archdiocese of NY
Design and construction
Architecture firm Eggers & Higgins (1921 building)[1]
Website
www.StClareSI.com

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, named for the 13th-century Italian saint Clare of Assisi. The church 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 church building, dedicated in 1921, became a chapel when the current octagonal church was completed in 1959. The full-time St. Clare School (K–8) 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, and the church now has an eternal flame in their memory.[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.

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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