Our Lady of Pompeii Church (Manhattan)

Our Lady of Pompeii Church
Shrine Church of Our Lady of Pompeii
Three-quarter view of a stone church. A three-tiered bell tower topped by a dome top the corner. In the foreground is a black fountain surrounded by shrubbery.
The church viewed from the neighboring Father Demo Square in 2008
Location of church on a map of Lower Manhattan, New York State, and the United States
Location of church on a map of Lower Manhattan, New York State, and the United States
Our Lady of Pompeii Church
Location of church on a map of Lower Manhattan, New York State, and the United States
Location of church on a map of Lower Manhattan, New York State, and the United States
Our Lady of Pompeii Church
40°43′50″N 74°0′10″W / 40.73056°N 74.00278°W / 40.73056; -74.00278
LocationSouth Village, New York City, United States
DenominationCatholic Church
Religious instituteScalabrini Fathers
Websiteolpnyc.org
History
StatusParish church, national parish, shrine
Founded1892 (1892)
Founder(s)Pietro Bandini
DedicationOur Lady of the Rosary of Pompeii
DedicatedOctober 7, 1928
Architecture
Architect(s)Matthew Del Gaudio
Antonio D'Ambrosio
StyleRomanesque Revival
Groundbreaking1926
CompletedSeptember 1928
Administration
ArchdioceseArchdiocese of New York

Our Lady of Pompeii Church, or more formally, the Shrine Church of Our Lady of Pompeii,[1] is a Catholic parish church located in the South Village neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, in the United States. The church is staffed by Scalabrini Fathers, while the Our Lady of Pompeii School is staffed by Apostles of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. It is located across from Father Demo Square, which is named for the church's third pastor, Antonio Demo.

The church was founded in 1892 as a national parish to serve Italian-American immigrants who settled in Greenwich Village, eventually becoming the American counterpart to the Shrine of Our Lady of the Rosary of Pompei in Italy and a shrine in its own right. The church has resided at its present location since 1926, when construction on its current edifice began. While it has remained a largely Italian American parish, the church has come to incorporate many other immigrant groups.

  1. ^ "The Holy Mass". Our Lady of Pompeii Church. Archived from the original on September 23, 2017. Retrieved September 6, 2018.