St. Boniface Roman Catholic Church (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
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St. Boniface Catholic Church is a Roman Catholic church in the Spring Hill–City View neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
.
The parish
was founded in 1884. The church building located at 2208 East Street was constructed in 1925 and 1926, and added to the National Register of Historic Places
in 1981. The church has a three bay nave
, and a pendentive
dome
. Guastavino tile
system on the dome and interior vaulting
, and the exterior is cased in limestone
with some carving.
Today, the church is used by Holy Wisdom Parish, a 1994 union between St. Ambrose Parish in Spring Hill and St. Boniface. It is also home to the Holy Wisdom Latin Mass Community (Pittsburgh Latin Mass Community).
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...
.
The parish
Parish (Catholic Church)
In the Roman Catholic Church, a parish is the lowest ecclesiastical geographical subdivision: from ecclesiastical province to diocese to deanery to parish.-Requirements:A parish needs two things under common law to become a parish...
was founded in 1884. The church building located at 2208 East Street was constructed in 1925 and 1926, and added to the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places listings in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on National Register of Historic Places in the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States...
in 1981. The church has a three bay nave
Nave
In Romanesque and Gothic Christian abbey, cathedral basilica and church architecture, the nave is the central approach to the high altar, the main body of the church. "Nave" was probably suggested by the keel shape of its vaulting...
, and a pendentive
Pendentive
A pendentive is a constructive device permitting the placing of a circular dome over a square room or an elliptical dome over a rectangular room. The pendentives, which are triangular segments of a sphere, taper to points at the bottom and spread at the top to establish the continuous circular or...
dome
Dome
A dome is a structural element of architecture that resembles the hollow upper half of a sphere. Dome structures made of various materials have a long architectural lineage extending into prehistory....
. Guastavino tile
Guastavino tile
Guastavino tile is the "Tile Arch System" patented in the US in 1885 by Valencian architect and builder Rafael Guastavino...
system on the dome and interior vaulting
Vault (architecture)
A Vault is an architectural term for an arched form used to provide a space with a ceiling or roof. The parts of a vault exert lateral thrust that require a counter resistance. When vaults are built underground, the ground gives all the resistance required...
, and the exterior is cased in limestone
Limestone
Limestone is a sedimentary rock composed largely of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different crystal forms of calcium carbonate . Many limestones are composed from skeletal fragments of marine organisms such as coral or foraminifera....
with some carving.
Today, the church is used by Holy Wisdom Parish, a 1994 union between St. Ambrose Parish in Spring Hill and St. Boniface. It is also home to the Holy Wisdom Latin Mass Community (Pittsburgh Latin Mass Community).