The Church of Our Lady of the Scapular of Mount Carmel was a former Roman Catholic parish church located at 341 East 28th Street between First and Second Avenues in the Kips Bay neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City.
The parish was established in 1889 by Carmelite Fathers from Ireland and was the first Carmelite church in the United States. The new parish was split off from the Church of St. Stephen the Martyr and covered the area from East 24th to East 33rd streets between Second Avenue and the East River. The decision of Archbishop Michael Corrigan to split off St. Stephen's parish is believed to be related to the excommunication of its pastor Edward McGlynn in 1887 as a means to appease the parishioners who supported McGlynn.[1][2][3] The parish's first masses were held on April 14, 1889 in Duke's Tobacco Factory at First Avenue and East 29th Street. A new church was erected on East 28th Street that same year and was designed in the Country Gothic style; the church was dedicated on December 22, 1889 by Archbishop Corrigan.[2][4][5]
It was the original location of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, which had been established in 1941 and was moved to Middletown, New York in 1991.[6]
The parish was merged with that of the Church of St. Stephen the Martyr from 1988-1990, with the newly combined parish named Our Lady of the Scapular–St. Stephen. The church and priory were torn down in 1991 and replaced by a 16-story apartment building.[7][8][9] Near the former site of the church, the small street that runs north-south from East 26th to East 28th streets between First and Second avenues along the east side of Bellevue South Park was named Mount Carmel Place in 1989 to commemorate the centennial of the arrival of Carmelite priests in New York City.[10][11]
Carmelite fathers from the parish ministered patients at the nearby Bellevue Hospital for a period of 118 years, spanning the time from when the parish was founded in 1889 until 2007 when they were evicted from Church of Our Lady of the Scapular–St. Stephen.[12]
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^"St. Stephen's New Parish". The New York Times. February 10, 1889. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
^ ab"Dedication of the New Carmelite Church". The Sun. New York. December 23, 1889. Retrieved April 26, 2023 – via newspapers.com.
^Dunlap, David W. (2004). From Abyssinian to Zion: A Guide to Manhattan's Houses of Worship. New York: Columbia University Press. p. 168. ISBN9780231125420.
^"Shrine History". National Shrine of Our Lady of Mount Carmel. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
^"16 Floors at 340 East 29th Street: In Kips Bay, a Rental Building with a Landscaped Courtyard". The New York Times. March 19, 2000. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
church, lady, scapular, mount, carmel, 740593, 976719, 740593, 976719, former, general, informationarchitectural, stylegothic, revivaltown, citynew, york, yorkcountryunited, states, americacompleted1889demolished1991clientthe, roman, catholic, archdiocese, yor. 40 44 26 N 73 58 36 W 40 740593 N 73 976719 W 40 740593 73 976719 Church of Our Lady of the Scapular of Mount Carmel Former General informationArchitectural styleGothic RevivalTown or cityNew York New YorkCountryUnited States of AmericaCompleted1889Demolished1991ClientThe Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New YorkThe Church of Our Lady of the Scapular of Mount Carmel was a former Roman Catholic parish church located at 341 East 28th Street between First and Second Avenues in the Kips Bay neighborhood of Manhattan New York City The parish was established in 1889 by Carmelite Fathers from Ireland and was the first Carmelite church in the United States The new parish was split off from the Church of St Stephen the Martyr and covered the area from East 24th to East 33rd streets between Second Avenue and the East River The decision of Archbishop Michael Corrigan to split off St Stephen s parish is believed to be related to the excommunication of its pastor Edward McGlynn in 1887 as a means to appease the parishioners who supported McGlynn 1 2 3 The parish s first masses were held on April 14 1889 in Duke s Tobacco Factory at First Avenue and East 29th Street A new church was erected on East 28th Street that same year and was designed in the Country Gothic style the church was dedicated on December 22 1889 by Archbishop Corrigan 2 4 5 It was the original location of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Mount Carmel which had been established in 1941 and was moved to Middletown New York in 1991 6 The parish was merged with that of the Church of St Stephen the Martyr from 1988 1990 with the newly combined parish named Our Lady of the Scapular St Stephen The church and priory were torn down in 1991 and replaced by a 16 story apartment building 7 8 9 Near the former site of the church the small street that runs north south from East 26th to East 28th streets between First and Second avenues along the east side of Bellevue South Park was named Mount Carmel Place in 1989 to commemorate the centennial of the arrival of Carmelite priests in New York City 10 11 Carmelite fathers from the parish ministered patients at the nearby Bellevue Hospital for a period of 118 years spanning the time from when the parish was founded in 1889 until 2007 when they were evicted from Church of Our Lady of the Scapular St Stephen 12 References editNotes St Stephen s New Parish The New York Times February 10 1889 Retrieved April 26 2023 a b Dedication of the New Carmelite Church The Sun New York December 23 1889 Retrieved April 26 2023 via newspapers com Isacsson 2003 p 4 Isacsson 2003 pp 5 6 Dunlap David W 2004 From Abyssinian to Zion A Guide to Manhattan s Houses of Worship New York Columbia University Press p 168 ISBN 9780231125420 Shrine History National Shrine of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Retrieved April 26 2023 16 Floors at 340 East 29th Street In Kips Bay a Rental Building with a Landscaped Courtyard The New York Times March 19 2000 Retrieved April 26 2023 Isacsson 2003 p 41 St Stephen s Church PDF New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission October 28 2008 p 7 Retrieved April 26 2023 Feirstein Sanna 2001 Naming New York Manhattan Places and How They Got Their Names NYU Press p 101 ISBN 9780814727126 Dallas Gus July 18 1990 A new place in the sun Daily News New York Retrieved May 7 2023 via newspapers com Dwyer Jim June 27 2007 The End of an Era at Bellevue and a Nearby Church The New York Times Retrieved April 26 2023 BibliographyIsacsson Alfred 2003 The Carmelites The Province of Saint Elias Middletown NY Vestigium Press ISBN 9780971019751 nbsp This article about a Catholic Church in the United States church building is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about a church or other Christian place of worship in Manhattan is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Church of Our Lady of the Scapular of Mount Carmel amp oldid 1168843345, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
