Church of St. Paul the Apostle
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location:	415 W. 59th St and Ninth Avenue, Manhattan, New York City, New York
Coordinates:	40°46′11″N 73°59′7″W / 40.76972°N 73.98528°W / 40.76972; -73.98528
Built/Founded:	1876-1884[1]
Architect:	O'Rourke,Jeremiah; Deshon,Rev. George
Architectural style(s):	Late Gothic Revival
Governing body:	Private (Roman Catholic Church)
Added to NRHP:	December 5, 1991[2]
NRHP Reference#:	91001723

The Church of St. Paul the Apostle is a massive Roman Catholic church on Ninth Avenue between 59th and 60th streets, in Manhattan, New York City, New York.

It is the mother church of the Paulist Fathers, the first order of Roman Catholic priests founded in the United States. It contains interior elements designed by Stanford White and many large decorated side chapels.

The sarcophagus of Fr. Isaac Thomas Hecker is located in the northeast corner of the nave. Other Paulist Fathers are entombed in crypt off a chapel on the lower level of the church.

The life of the parish has mirrored the growth, decline and rebirth of the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood. It was largely impacted by creation of Lincoln Center just two blocks to the north. The parish opened an elementary school in 1886 and a high school in 1922. The parish's last school closed in 1974.

Today, the parish, with six Masses each Sunday, has a large young adult community and a Spanish-speaking community. It also hosts a bookstore and gift shop at the east end of the nave.

The large church basement has been used as a homeless shelter, soup kitchen, rehearsal space for The Rockettes and for boxing matches.

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[edit] External links

• Official Site
• Library of Congress American Memory materials

Coordinates: 40°46′11″N 73°59′05″W / 40.769736°N 73.984809°W / 40.769736; -73.984809

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