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The Church of Saint Mary the Virgin, fondly called "Smokey Mary's" because of the use of incense in the services,〔 is an Episcopal Anglo-Catholic church which is part of the Episcopal Diocese of New York of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America. The church complex is located in the heart of Times Square at 133-145 West 46th Street, with other buildings of the complex at 136-144 West 47th Street,〔Savage, Charles; Pierson, Marjorie (ed.) ("Free Church of Saint-Mary-the-Virgin Designation Report" ) New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (December 19, 1989)〕 both between Sixth and Seventh Avenues in the borough of Manhattan in New York City. The church, which has been called "one of the finest Gothic-inspired designs of New York's late 19th century",〔 was designated a New York City landmark in 1989,〔, p.96〕 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.〔 ==History== The Society of the Free Church of Saint Mary the Virgin in the New York City was incorporated on December 3, 1868. The Rev. Thomas McKee Brown wanted to build a church in New York City dedicated to expressing the full witness of Catholic thought in ritual and teaching within the Episcopal Church. A year after his ordination, Father Brown brought his plan to Bishop Potter, who suggested that a church was needed near Longacre Square – which was renamed Times Square in 1905 – on the west side of what is now Midtown. John Jacob Astor gave three lots on West 45th Street between Seventh and Eighth Avenues, "stipulating that the Church should be free, and positively orthodox in management and working." On April 6, 1868, the cornerstone was laid for the first church, located at 228 West 45th Street, which is today the site of the Booth Theatre. The rector and trustees named the church for the Blessed Virgin Mary. The first church was designed by William Hallet, and was dedicated on December 8, 1870, the Feast of the Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Bishop Potter was unable to officiate at the service, but his place was taken by the Rt. Rev. Horatio Southgate, the Episcopal Church's former missionary bishop to the Ottoman Empire. After the Episcopalians left the church on West 45th Street, it became the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer and then Fifth Church of Christ, Scientist.〔, p.228〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Church of St. Mary the Virgin (Manhattan)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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