Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity

Church in New York , United States

Archdiocesan Cathedral
of the Holy Trinity

The Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity

The Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in Manhattan

40°46′11″N 73°57′22″W﻿ / ﻿40.769647°N 73.956118°W﻿ / 40.769647; -73.956118
Location| 319 East 74th Street
New York City, New York 10021
Country| United States
Denomination| Greek Orthodox Church
Membership| 800 families
Website| thecathedralnyc.org
History
Founded| 1891 (1891)
Dedication| Eleanor Roosevelt
Dedicated| September 14, 1931
Consecrated| October 22, 1933
Relics held| St. Nicholas of Myra
Architecture
Architect(s)| Kerr Rainsford, John A. Thompson, Gerald A. Holmes
Architectural type| Byzantine Moderne
Completed| March 4, 1932[1]
Construction cost| $577,000 ($12,900,000 in current dollar terms)
Specifications
Bells| Electronic, fitted 2013
Administration
Metropolis| Direct Archdiocesan District
Archdiocese| Archdiocese of America
Clergy
Archbishop| Archbishop Elpidophoros of America
Dean| Rev. Fr. Chrysostomos Gilbert

The Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, at 319–337 East 74th Street on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City, is a Neo-Byzantine-style Greek Orthodox church.[2][3] It serves as the national cathedral of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, and as the episcopal seat of Archbishop Elpidophoros of America.[2][3]

Established in 1891, and at its present location since 1932, it was the second Greek Orthodox church in the Americas, the first in New York City, and the largest Eastern Orthodox church in the Western Hemisphere.[2][3][4][5]

## Activities

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The cathedral is the home parish for 800 families, and hosts dignitaries and visitors.[2] It offers regular worship (which is broadcast on television), Sunday school, afternoon school, the Cathedral School (grades N-8), Bible study, and various ministries and fellowship organizations.[2][6]

## History

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In 1891 the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox parish's first home was in part of an Evangelical church on West 53rd Street for US$50 per month ($1,700 in current dollar terms).[1][3] It was the second Greek Orthodox church in the Americas and the first in New York City.[1][3]

In 1904 it was purchased and moved to a Gothic Episcopal church at 153 East 72nd Street. In 1927, the East 72nd Street church burned down, and two years later land was purchased and a new church was built for $577,000 ($12,900,000 in current dollar terms) in Byzantine style. Eleanor Roosevelt laid the cornerstone of the cathedral on September 14, 1931. Holy Trinity moved to its current location on March 4, 1932. Patriarch Athenagoras I of Constantinople, later Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, consecrated the cathedral on October 22, 1933. He called it: "The Cathedral of all of Hellenism in America".[1][3] In 1949, it established the Cathedral School. It was designated the archdiocesan cathedral in 1962.[1][3]

On September 18, 1999, Archbishop Demetrios was enthroned at the cathedral as primate of the Greek Orthodox Church in America.[1][7] The cathedral's dean, the Rev. Robert Stephanopoulos, had been demoted and relieved of responsibilities at the cathedral in January 1999 by Archbishop Spyridon of America, but by late 1999 had regained his position.[7][8] Stephanopoulos retired in 2007, after being dean for 25 years, and Frank Marangos was named the new dean.[9][10] Anastasios Gounaris became dean in 2012.[11]

Opera singer Maria Callas was baptised at the church in 1926.[12][13] In 2001 television journalist and former political advisor George Stephanopoulos and comedian Alexandra Wentworth were married there.[14]

## Architecture

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The exterior is Romanesque Revival red brick and limestone.[15][16] The cathedral's architects were Kerr Rainsford, John A. Thompson, and Gerald A. Holmes; they later designed Hunter College Uptown, which is now known as Lehman College.[16] The interior has Byzantine mosaics, botticino marble for the walls, columns, and altar, and imported Italian stained glass.[1] The iconography on the dome was created by Georgios Gliatas, a student of iconographer Fotis Kontoglou.[1] The church sits down the block from the Bohemian Gothic Revival Jan Hus Presbyterian Church.[16]

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Cathedral History | Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity". Thecathedralnyc.org. Archived from the original on December 7, 2012. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
2. ^ a b c d e "Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity". Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
3. ^ a b c d e f g Thomas E. FitzGerald (1998). The Orthodox Church: Student Edition. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 9780275964382. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
4. ^ David W. Dunlap (2004). From Abyssinian to Zion: A Guide to Manhattan's Houses of Worship. ISBN 9780231125420. Retrieved January 19, 2013.
5. ^ David Dunlap; Joe Vecchione (2001). Glory in Gotham: Manhattan's houses of worship : a guide to their history . ISBN 9781929439010. Retrieved January 19, 2013.
6. ^ Jack R. Finnegan (2007). Newcomer's Handbook For Moving to and Living in New York City: Including Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Bronx, Queens, Staten Island, and Northern New Jersey. First Books. ISBN 9780912301723. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
7. ^ a b Nadine Brozan (September 19, 1999). "Orthodox Archbishop Enthroned in a Majestic Ceremony". The New York Times. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
8. ^ Larry Stammer (January 23, 1999). "Stephanopoulos' Father Loses Post". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
9. ^ "Father Robert Stephanopoulos to retire after of 25 years as Dean of the Archdiocesan Cathedral". Worldwide Faith News. October 1, 2007. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
10. ^ "Rev. Dr. Frank Marangos Named Dean of the Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity". Worldwide Faith News. September 27, 2007. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
11. ^ "Clergy | Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity". Thecathedralnyc.org. Archived from the original on December 7, 2012. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
12. ^ Jellinek, Georg (1986). Callas: portrait of a prima donna. Dover books on opera. New York City: Dover. p. 4\. ISBN 978-0-486-25047-2.
13. ^ Petsalis-Diomidis, Nikolaos (2001). The unknown Callas: the Greek years. Opera biography series. Portland, Oregon: Amadeus Press. pp. 36–37. ISBN 978-1-57467-059-2.
14. ^ Fuentes, Tamara (March 6, 2018). "George Stephanopoulos and His Wife Ali Wentworth's Have an Unexpected Love Story". Good Housekeeping.
15. ^ Eric Peterson (2005). North American Churches. Publications International, Limited. ISBN 9781412710206. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
16. ^ a b c Norval White; Elliot Willensky; Fran Leadon (2010). AIA Guide to New York City. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199772919. Retrieved January 5, 2013.

## External links

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* Cathedral website
* goarch.org

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Manhattan, New York City

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Culture

| Shops, restaurants|

* A La Vieille Russie
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* Carlyle Restaurant
* Daniel
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Museums|

* Bernard Museum of Judaica
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* The Met Fifth Avenue
* Mount Vernon Hotel Museum
* Neue Galerie New York
* Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

Theaters/performing arts|

* 59E59 Theaters
* Bohemian National Hall
* East 74th Street Theater

Galleries|

* Acquavella Galleries
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* Di Donna Galleries
* Doyle New York
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Hotels|

* Bentley Hotel
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* Lowell Hotel
* The Mark Hotel
* Hotel Plaza Athénée

Social clubs|

* 92nd Street Y
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* Harmonie Club
* Knickerbocker Club
* Lotos Club
* Metropolitan Club

Former|

* Bodley Gallery
* Brasserie Julien
* Buck House NYC
* Cachaça
* The Colony
* Dangerfield's
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* Etats-Unis
* Magic Towne House
* Maxwell's Plum
* Met Breuer
* Quo Vadis
* Salon 94
* The Sign of the Dove
* Stable Gallery

Green spaces/recreation

* Carl Schurz Park
* Central Park
* John Jay Park

Education

| Libraries|

* Frick Art Reference Library
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* New York Society Library
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* Thomas J. Watson Library
* Yorkville Library

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Primary and secondary|

* Allen-Stevenson School
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* Sephardic Academy of Manhattan
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Post-secondary|

* Hunter College
* Assembly Hall
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* Institute for the Study of the Ancient World
* Marymount Manhattan College
* New York School of Interior Design
* Rockefeller University
* Nurses Residence
* Welch Hall

Other institutions|

* Cornell School of Nursing
* Martha Graham Center of Contemporary Dance
* National Academy of Design

Religion

| Churches, chapels|

* Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity
* Brick Presbyterian Church
* Central Presbyterian Church
* Christ Church United Methodist
* Church of the Epiphany
* Church of the Heavenly Rest
* Church of Our Lady of Peace
* Church of St. Ignatius Loyola
* Church of St. Vincent Ferrer
* Holy Trinity Church, St. Christopher House and Parsonage
* Jan Hus Presbyterian Church
* Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church
* Our Lady of Good Counsel Church
* Park Avenue Christian Church
* St. Catherine of Siena Church
* St. Elizabeth of Hungary Church
* St. James' Episcopal Church
* St. Jean Baptiste Roman Catholic Church
* St. Joseph Church
* St. Mary Church
* St. Monica Church
* St. Stephen of Hungary Church
* St. Thomas More Church
* Unitarian Church of All Souls
* Zion-St. Mark's Evangelical Lutheran Church

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Synagogues|

* Altneu
* Congregation Emanu-El of New York
* Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun
* Congregation Or Zarua
* Edmond J. Safra Synagogue
* Fifth Avenue Synagogue
* Park Avenue Synagogue
* Park East Synagogue
* Temple Beth-El
* Temple Israel of the City of New York
* Temple Shaaray Tefila

Other|

* New York Zendo Shobo-Ji

Health

* Gracie Square Hospital
* Hospital for Special Surgery
* Laboratory for Bioregenerative Medicine and Surgery
* Lenox Hill Hospital
* Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital
* Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
* Weill Cornell Medical Center

| Defunct|

* James Ewing Hospital
* Madison Avenue Hospital
* Payne Whitney Psychiatric Clinic
* Trafalgar Hospital

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Other

* 107th Infantry Memorial
* Richard Morris Hunt Memorial

Related topics

* East 73rd Street Historic District
* Hardenbergh/Rhinelander Historic District
* Treadwell Farm Historic District
* Upper East Side Historic District

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