Saint Mary of Sorrows Roman Catholic Church

Church in New York, United States

42°54′04″N 78°50′34″W / 42.901203°N 78.842904°W / 42.901203; -78.842904Location938 Genesee Street, Buffalo, New YorkCountryUnited StatesDenominationRoman CatholicHistoryStatusCharter SchoolFounded1872ArchitectureFunctional status"Repurposed"Architect(s)Adolphus DruidingStyleRhenish Romanesque RevivalGroundbreaking1886Completed1891SpecificationsLength204 feet (62.2 m)^[1]Width104 feet (31.7 m)^[1]Height235 feet (71.6 m)^[1]Materialslocal quarried blue limestone

Saint Mary of Sorrows Roman Catholic Church, is located at 938 Genesee Street, Buffalo, New York in the city's east side. The building is a City of Buffalo landmark and former Catholic parish church within the Diocese of Buffalo.^[2]

History

Construction of the church began in 1886 and was completed in 1891.^[3] The church was built for a primarily German congregation in a rhenish romanesque revival style with the floor plan laid out as a Latin cross. The church's main tower rises 235 ft (71.63 meters) high.^[4] In 1985, the church was shuttered and the Catholic Diocese considered demolishing it.

Current Use

The building underwent renovations from 1986 to 1996 which included a new roof, repairs to bell tower, façade cleaning, and life safety systems.^[2] The building is now known as the King Urban Life Center and contains the King Center Charter School. Four classrooms were built in the sanctuary space with the chancel and altar being left primarily intact.^[2]

Gallery

A photograph of Saint Mary of Sorrows from a 1914 publication
Side view

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Saint Mary of Sorrows Roman Catholic Church". emporis.com. Archived from the original on October 26, 2012. Retrieved October 4, 2012.
^ ^a ^b ^c "King Center Charter School: St. Mary of Sorrows Roman Catholic Church - Buffalo, NY". National Trust for Historic Preservation. June 15, 2005. Retrieved October 4, 2012.
^ "www.emporis.com". January 2005. Archived from the original on June 29, 2011. Retrieved 2011-03-17.
^ James Napora (1995). "Preservation Buffalo Niagara". Retrieved 2011-03-17.

External links

King Center Charter School
Skyscraperpage entry

Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo

Ordinaries

Bishops: John Timon; Stephen Michael Vincent Ryan; James Edward Quigley; Charles Henry Colton; Dennis Joseph Dougherty; William Turner; John Aloysius Duffy; John Francis O'Hara; Joseph Aloysius Burke; James Aloysius McNulty; Edward Dennis Head; Henry Joseph Mansell; Edward Urban Kmiec; Richard Joseph Malone; Michael William Fisher

Auxiliary bishops: Joseph Aloysius Burke; Leo Richard Smith; Pius Anthony Benincasa; Stanislaus Joseph Brzana; Bernard Joseph McLaughlin; Donald Walter Trautman; Edward M. Grosz

Churches

List: List of churches in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo

Cathedral: St. Joseph Cathedral, Buffalo

Basilicas: Our Lady of Victory Basilica, Lackawanna; St. Mary of the Angels Basilica, Olean; Basilica of The National Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima, Lewiston

Chapel: Our Lady Help of Christians Chapel, Cheektowaga

Parishes: All Saints Roman Catholic Church, Buffalo; Blessed Sacrament Church, Buffalo; Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic Church, Buffalo; Church of St. Stanislaus, Bishop and Martyr, Buffalo; Corpus Christi Church, Buffalo; Holy Angels Church, Buffalo; St. Louis Roman Catholic Church, Buffalo

Former parishes: Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church Complex, Niagara Falls; St. Adalbert's Basilica, Buffalo; St. Francis de Sales Roman Catholic Church, Buffalo; St. Francis Xavier Roman Catholic Parish, Buffalo; St. Gerard's Roman Catholic Church, Buffalo; Saint Mary of Sorrows Roman Catholic Church, Buffalo

Education