Saint Michael's Church (Rochester, New York)

Saint Michael's Church
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43°10′28″N 77°36′47″W / 43.174439°N 77.613142°W / 43.174439; -77.613142
Location869 North Clinton Avenue, Rochester, New York
CountryUnited States
Language(s)Spanish
DenominationRoman Catholic
TraditionLatin Church
WebsiteSt. Michael's Church
History
StatusParish church
Dedicated1892 (new church)
Architecture
Functional status"Active"
Architect(s)Adolphus Druiding
StyleGothic Revival
Completed1890
Construction costUS$150,000 (1890), US$5,071,500 (2023 equivalent cost with inflation adjustment)
Specifications
Capacity1100
Length177 feet (53.9 m)
Width92 feet (28.0 m)
Height246 feet (75.0 m)
MaterialsMedina sandstone
Administration
DioceseRoman Catholic Diocese of Rochester
DeaneryMonroe Central Deanery
ParishSt. Frances Xavier Cabrini Parish
Clergy
Pastor(s)Rev. Fr. Daniel Ruiz-Sierra

Saint Michael's of Rochester Roman Catholic church located in Rochester, New York. Standing at 246 feet (75 m), it is the 10th tallest building in Rochester.[1] It is a currently active parish church within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester, Monroe Central Deanery, and is one of three churches that make up the Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini Parish, alongside Church of the Annunciation, and Our Lady of the Americas Church. Masses at St. Michael’s Church are currently only celebrated in Spanish.

History

It is a Gothic Revival-style stone church in the form of a Latin cross, 177 feet (54 m) long and 92 feet (28 m) feet wide. It was designed by German-born architect, Adolphus Druiding.[2] Plans and designs for the church began in 1887, and in 1890 it was finished and dedicated. The Lockport sandstone and Medina brownstone were hauled by barge down the Erie Canal. The building was designed to seat 1,100 parishioners.[3] The organ was built by J. W. Steere & Son Organ Company of Springfield, Mass and has 2,169 pipes. The church bells were manufactured by the Meneely and Kimberly foundry, and by the McShane Bell Foundry.

The first pastor of the church was Fridolin Pascalar, who served from 1874 until 1896.

See also

References

  1. ^ Saint Michael's Church [1][usurped] emporis.com
  2. ^ Brown, Glenn, “Proceedings of the Thirty-Third Annual Convention of the American Institute of Architects [2],” Gibson Bros., 1899, p. 243.
  3. ^ Saint Michael's of Rochester History [3] saintmichaelsofrochester.org

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246 feet (75 m)
1890-1914 		Succeeded by