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The Church of the Transfiguration is a Roman Catholic parish located at 25 Mott Street on the northwest corner of Mosco Street (formerly Park Street) in the Chinatown neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City.〔''(The World Almanac 1892 and Book of Facts )'' (New York: Press Publishing, 1892), p.390.〕 The parish is under the authority of the Archdiocese of New York and is staffed by the Maryknoll order. ==History and description== The church was built in 1801 in the Georgian style of architecture for the Zion English Lutheran Church.,〔, p.45〕 a Lutheran congregation that subsequently converted ''en masse'' to the Protestant Episcopal Church. The church then became known as Zion Protestant Episcopal Church. It was rebuilt after a major fire in 1815 which gutted the church and 35 dwellings in the surrounding Five Points neighborhood. The church was rebuilt thanks to the effort of congregation member Peter Lorillard.〔("The 1801 Catholic Church of the Transfiguration – 25 Mott Street" ) from ''Daytonian in Manhattan'' (February 18, 2011)〕 The Episcopal congregation sold the building in 1853 to the Roman Catholic Church of the Immigrants parish, which had been founded in 1827 by the Rev. Felix Varela y Morales to minister to the poor Irish in the Five Points who were predominantly Roman Catholic.〔, p.275〕 The parish later changed its name to the Church of the Transfiguration. The church is one of four on the Lower East Side built from Manhattan schist.〔 The ''AIA Guide to New York City'' describes it as "() Georgian church with Gothic (small-paned double-hung) windows ... with Gothic tracery ... Dressed Manhattan schist makes neat building blocks, with brownstone detail."〔, p. 82〕 A copper-covered octagonal tower designed by Henry Engelbert was added to the church building in 1868,〔〔 when the Gothic windows are assumed to have been added as well.〔 The church was designated a New York City landmark in 1966, and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. 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 the Transfiguration, Roman Catholic (Manhattan)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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