St. Frances Cabrini Shrine
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The St. Frances Cabrini Shrine, located in Washington Heights
, northern Manhattan, New York, is adjacent to Mother Cabrini High School
, which is at 701 Fort Washington Avenue
. The shrine is dedicated to St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, who in 1946 became the first American citizen to be canonized by the Roman
Catholic Church. In 1933, the body of Mother Cabrini was exhumed and then reinterred in a tomb in the chapel.
The current shrine was built in 1957. It is designed as a parabolic arch by the architectural firm of De Sina & Pellegrino.
The street to the west of the shrine was renamed Cabrini Boulevard
in her honor.
Washington Heights, Manhattan
Washington Heights is a New York City neighborhood in the northern reaches of the borough of Manhattan. It is named for Fort Washington, a fortification constructed at the highest point on Manhattan island by Continental Army troops during the American Revolutionary War, to defend the area from the...
, northern Manhattan, New York, is adjacent to Mother Cabrini High School
Mother Cabrini High School
Mother Cabrini High School is a Catholic high school located in the Washington Heights neighborhood of the New York City borough of Manhattan. The school was founded in 1899 by Frances Xavier Cabrini and is sponsored by the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, the order she founded...
, which is at 701 Fort Washington Avenue
Fort Washington Avenue (Manhattan)
Fort Washington Avenue is a major north-south street in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan. It runs from Fort Tryon Park to 159th Street, where it intersects with Broadway. It goes past Bennett Park, the highest natural point in Manhattan. Famous residents of Fort Washington Avenue...
. The shrine is dedicated to St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, who in 1946 became the first American citizen to be canonized by the Roman
Roman Catholic (term)
The term Roman Catholic appeared in the English language at the beginning of the 17th century, to differentiate specific groups of Christians in communion with the Pope from others; comparable terms in other languages already existed...
Catholic Church. In 1933, the body of Mother Cabrini was exhumed and then reinterred in a tomb in the chapel.
The current shrine was built in 1957. It is designed as a parabolic arch by the architectural firm of De Sina & Pellegrino.
The street to the west of the shrine was renamed Cabrini Boulevard
Cabrini Boulevard (Manhattan)
Cabrini Boulevard spans the Manhattan neighborhood of Hudson Heights, running from West 177th Street in the south, near the George Washington Bridge, to Fort Tryon Park in the north, along an escarpment of Manhattan schist overlooking the Henry Hudson Parkway and the Hudson River...
in her honor.
Music
The shrine is home to a very rare pipe organ built by the Tamburini organ Company of Crema, Italy 2 manuals, 27 stops, 29 ranks. It is one of the very few organs from this important Italian firm located in to the United States.See also
- Mother Cabrini ShrineMother Cabrini ShrineMother Cabrini Shrine is a shrine to Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini, known as Mother Cabrini, located in Golden, Colorado, United States.The shrine site includes the Stone House, listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Queen of Heaven Orphanage Summer Camp, a statue of the Sacred...
, in Golden, ColoradoGolden, ColoradoThe City of Golden is a home rule municipality that is the county seat of Jefferson County, Colorado, United States. Golden lies along Clear Creek at the edge of the foothills of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. Founded during the Pike's Peak Gold Rush on 16 June 1859, the mining camp was... - Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York #Shrines of New York
- List of shrines #United States
External links
- St. Frances Xavier Cabrini Shrine, New York. Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Stella Maris Province, official website