Saint Mary of Sorrows Roman Catholic Church

Church in New York, United States

Saint Mary of Sorrows Roman Catholic Church

42°54′04″N 78°50′34″W﻿ / ﻿42.901203°N 78.842904°W﻿ / 42.901203; -78.842904
Location| 938 Genesee Street, Buffalo, New York
Country| United States
Denomination| Roman Catholic
History
Status| Charter School
Founded| 1872
Architecture
Functional status| "Repurposed"
Architect(s)| Adolphus Druiding
Style| Rhenish Romanesque Revival
Groundbreaking| 1886
Completed| 1891
Specifications
Length| 204 feet (62.2 m)[1]
Width| 104 feet (31.7 m)[1]
Height| 235 feet (71.6 m)[1]
Materials| local quarried blue limestone

Saint Mary of Sorrows Roman Catholic Church, is located at 938 Genesee Street, Buffalo, New York in the city's east side. The building is a City of Buffalo landmark and former Catholic parish church within the Diocese of Buffalo.[2]

## History

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Construction of the church began in 1886 and was completed in 1891.[3] The church was built for a primarily German congregation in a rhenish romanesque revival style with the floor plan laid out as a Latin cross. The church's main tower rises 235 ft (71.63 meters) high.[4] In 1985, the church was shuttered and the Catholic Diocese considered demolishing it.

## Current Use

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The building underwent renovations from 1986 to 1996 which included a new roof, repairs to bell tower, façade cleaning, and life safety systems.[2] The building is now known as the King Urban Life Center and contains the King Center Charter School. Four classrooms were built in the sanctuary space with the chancel and altar being left primarily intact.[2]

## Gallery

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* A photograph of Saint Mary of Sorrows from a 1914 publication

* Side view

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Saint Mary of Sorrows Roman Catholic Church". Emporis. Archived from the original on October 26, 2012. Retrieved October 4, 2012.
2. ^ a b c "King Center Charter School: St. Mary of Sorrows Roman Catholic Church - Buffalo, NY". National Trust for Historic Preservation. June 15, 2005. Retrieved October 4, 2012.
3. ^ "Emporis". January 2005. Archived from the original on June 29, 2011. Retrieved 2011-03-17.
4. ^ James Napora (1995). "Preservation Buffalo Niagara". Retrieved 2011-03-17.

## External links

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* King Center Charter School
* Skyscraperpage entry

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Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo

Ordinaries|

Bishops
John Timon
Stephen Michael Vincent Ryan
James Edward Quigley
Charles Henry Colton
Dennis Joseph Dougherty
William Turner
John Aloysius Duffy
John Francis O'Hara
Joseph Aloysius Burke
James Aloysius McNulty
Edward Dennis Head
Henry Joseph Mansell
Edward Urban Kmiec
Richard Joseph Malone
Michael William Fisher

Auxiliary bishops
Joseph Aloysius Burke
Leo Richard Smith
Pius Anthony Benincasa
Stanislaus Joseph Brzana
Bernard Joseph McLaughlin
Donald Walter Trautman
Edward M. Grosz

Churches|

List
List of churches in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo

Cathedral
St. Joseph Cathedral, Buffalo

Basilicas
Our Lady of Victory Basilica, Lackawanna
St. Mary of the Angels Basilica, Olean
Basilica of The National Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima, Lewiston

Chapel
Our Lady Help of Christians Chapel, Cheektowaga

Parishes
All Saints Roman Catholic Church, Buffalo
Blessed Sacrament Church, Buffalo
Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic Church, Buffalo
Church of St. Stanislaus, Bishop and Martyr, Buffalo
Corpus Christi Church, Buffalo
Holy Angels Church, Buffalo
St. Louis Roman Catholic Church, Buffalo

Former parishes
Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church Complex, Niagara Falls
St. Adalbert's Basilica, Buffalo
St. Francis de Sales Roman Catholic Church, Buffalo
St. Francis Xavier Roman Catholic Parish, Buffalo
St. Gerard's Roman Catholic Church, Buffalo
Saint Mary of Sorrows Roman Catholic Church, Buffalo

Education|

Colleges and universities
Canisius University, Buffalo
D'Youville University, Buffalo
Hilbert College, Hamburg
Niagara University, Niagara County
St. Bonaventure University, St. Bonaventure
Trocaire College, Buffalo
Villa Maria College, Buffalo

Convents
Sisters of St. Francis of Penance and Christian Charity
Villa Maria Motherhouse Complex

High schools
Archbishop Walsh High School, Olean
Bishop Timon – St. Jude High School, Buffalo
Buffalo Academy of the Sacred Heart, Buffalo
Canisius High School, Buffalo
Cardinal O'Hara High School, Town of Tonawanda
Mount Mercy Academy, Buffalo
Mount Saint Mary Academy, Kenmore
Nardin Academy, Buffalo
Niagara Catholic High School, Niagara Falls
Notre Dame High School, Batavia
Saint Francis High School, Athol Springs
St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute, Buffalo
St. Mary's High School, Lancaster

Closed
Immaculata Academy, Hamburg

Priests|

Nelson Baker
John P. Boland
Celestine Joseph Damiano
John Joseph Fitzpatrick
Edmund Francis Gibbons
Francis Xavier Krautbauer
John Joseph McMahon
James Johnston Navagh
Thomas Joseph Walsh

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