圣方济各沙勿略堂 (曼哈顿)
40°44′18″N 73°59′43″W / 40.738279°N 73.995152°W
圣方济各沙勿略堂(St. Francis Xavier Church)是一座罗马天主教教堂,位于美国纽约市曼哈顿的西16街30-36号(介于第五大道与第六大道之间)。
历史
该堂由来自布朗克斯的福特汉姆村的耶稣会兴建于1851年[1][2],由威廉罗德里格设计。1877年3月8日,教堂举行礼拜时有人喊“火!”,造成恐慌,死亡七人。1878年教堂拆除。1882年目前的新堂启用,设计者是出生于爱尔兰,一生设计过数百个教堂的建筑师帕特里克查尔斯 Keely [1];教堂的外观为新巴洛克风格[3],而室内的玻璃花窗为拉斐尔前派风格[4]。
参考文献
- ^ 1.0 1.1 Gray, Christopher. "Streetscapes: West 16th Street; A Side-Street Surprise: A Monumental Church" (页面存档备份,存于互联网档案馆) New York Times (March 27, 2005)
- ^ Remigius Lafort, S.T.D., Censor, The Catholic Church in the United States of America: Undertaken to Celebrate the Golden Jubilee of His Holiness, Pope Pius X. Volume 3: The Province of Baltimore and the Province of New York, Section 1: Comprising the Archdiocese of New York and the Diocese of Brooklyn, Buffalo and Ogdensburg Together with some Supplementary Articles on Religious Communities of Women.. (New York City: The Catholic Editing Company, 1914), p.326.
- ^ White, Norval & Willensky, Elliot. AIA Guide to New York City 4th. New York: Three Rivers Press. 2000. ISBN 978-0-8129-3107-5., p.192
- ^ "St. Francis Xavier Church" (页面存档备份,存于互联网档案馆) on NYC Architecture.com