Our Lady of Victory Church (Bronx, New York)
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The Church of Our Lady of Victory is a Roman Catholic parish church under the authority of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York
, located at Webster Avenue, Tremont
, Bronx, New York City
. The parish was established in 1909.
church building appears to be early to mid 20th century and to have been constructed with a parish school above, however the parish does not currently have a parish school but offers a vigorous CCD program. The architect was John Vredenburgh Van Pelt
, who designed the similarly styled Guardian Angel Church (Manhattan) in 1930.
(1571). There are at least three Our Lady of Victory Roman Catholic churches in New York City. Brooklyn's appears to be the oldest, with the present church building
, located at Throop Avenue and McDonough Street, Brooklyn, built 1891-1895 to the designs by Thomas E. Houghton. Manhattan's is the most recent, being founded during World War II in 1944 by by Francis Cardinal Spellman
, Archbishop of New York and Apostolic Vicar for the U.S. Armed Forces; the present church
was built 1944-1946 to the designs by the prominent New York City architectural firm of Eggers & Higgins
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York covers New York, Bronx, and Richmond counties in New York City , as well as Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster, and Westchester counties in New York state. There are 480 parishes...
, located at Webster Avenue, Tremont
Tremont, Bronx
Tremont is a low income residential neighborhood geographically located in the west Bronx, New York City. The neighborhood is part of Bronx Community Board 5. Its boundaries, starting from the north and moving clockwise are: East 183rd Street to the north, Webster Avenue to the east, the...
, Bronx, New York City
New York City
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. The parish was established in 1909.
Buildings
The church complex consists of a church-and-school and separate rectory. The address is 1512 Webster Avenue, at East 171 Street, a block south of Claremont Parkway. The present dark brown brick Lombardo Romanesque-styleRomanesque Revival architecture
Romanesque Revival is a style of building employed beginning in the mid 19th century inspired by the 11th and 12th century Romanesque architecture...
church building appears to be early to mid 20th century and to have been constructed with a parish school above, however the parish does not currently have a parish school but offers a vigorous CCD program. The architect was John Vredenburgh Van Pelt
John Vredenburgh Van Pelt
John Vredenburgh Van Pelt, F.A.I.A., A.D.G.F., was an architectural historian, author, and American architect active in early to mid-twentieth-century New York City. He was a partner in Green & Van Pelt , in Thompson & Van Pelt , and Van Pelt, Hardy & Goubert...
, who designed the similarly styled Guardian Angel Church (Manhattan) in 1930.
History
The Rev. John F. Quinn was rector at this church until he was transferred to Holy Name of Mary (Montgommery, New York) in 1919 and replaced by the Rev. Thomas B. Brown.Dedication
The church's "Victory" dedication is not clear, it is believed to celebrate the Battle of LepantoBattle of Lepanto
The Battle of Lepanto normally refers to the 1571 Holy League victory over the Ottoman fleet. There were also three earlier battles fought in the vicinity of Lepanto:*Battle of Naupactus in 429 BC, an Athenian victory during the Peleoponnesian War...
(1571). There are at least three Our Lady of Victory Roman Catholic churches in New York City. Brooklyn's appears to be the oldest, with the present church building
Our Lady of Victory Church (Brooklyn, New York)
The Church of Our Lady of Victory is a Roman Catholic parish church in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn, located at Throop Avenue and McDonough Street, Brooklyn, New York City, New York. The parish was established in 1868.-Dedication:...
, located at Throop Avenue and McDonough Street, Brooklyn, built 1891-1895 to the designs by Thomas E. Houghton. Manhattan's is the most recent, being founded during World War II in 1944 by by Francis Cardinal Spellman
Francis Cardinal Spellman
Francis Joseph, Cardinal Spellman was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was the sixth Archbishop of New York from 1939 to 1967, having previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Boston...
, Archbishop of New York and Apostolic Vicar for the U.S. Armed Forces; the present church
Our Lady of Victory Church (Manhattan)
__notoc__The Church of Our Lady of Victory, also known as the War Memorial Church, is a Roman Catholic parish church in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, located at 60 William Street on the southeast corner of William Street and Pine Street in the Financial District of Manhattan, New York...
was built 1944-1946 to the designs by the prominent New York City architectural firm of Eggers & Higgins
Eggers & Higgins
Eggers & Higgins was a New York architectural firm partnered by Otto Reinhold Eggers and Daniel Paul Higgins . The architects were responsible for the construction phase of the Thomas Jefferson Memorial beginning in 1939, two years after the death of its original architect, John Russell Pope,...