{"id":138,"date":"2019-12-29T17:07:00","date_gmt":"2019-12-29T22:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/demo.mekshq.com\/voice\/?p=138"},"modified":"2023-01-24T11:32:28","modified_gmt":"2023-01-24T16:32:28","slug":"blessed-sacrament-uws","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nychurchproject.net\/blog\/blessed-sacrament-uws\/","title":{"rendered":"Church of the Blessed Sacrament, Upper West Side"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In 1917, Gustave Steinbeck finished this church in the delightful French Gothic Revival style. Perhaps, outside of the architectural touches that somehow don&#8217;t make it at severe-looking as you&#8217;d think, what makes Blessed Sacrament appealing is its homely old-school appearance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sure, the confessionals seem as if they belong to another much more strict century. And yet, the curtains bring some festivity to this very Catholic sacrament. But the hanging crucifix makes the church appreciate the proximity of its walls. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"http:\/\/nychurchproject.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Church-of-the-Blessed-Sacrament-UWS-7108-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nychurchproject.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Church-of-the-Blessed-Sacrament-UWS-7108-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nychurchproject.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Church-of-the-Blessed-Sacrament-UWS-7108-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nychurchproject.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Church-of-the-Blessed-Sacrament-UWS-7108-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nychurchproject.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Church-of-the-Blessed-Sacrament-UWS-7108-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/nychurchproject.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Church-of-the-Blessed-Sacrament-UWS-7108-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/nychurchproject.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Church-of-the-Blessed-Sacrament-UWS-7108-270x180.jpg 270w, https:\/\/nychurchproject.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Church-of-the-Blessed-Sacrament-UWS-7108-570x380.jpg 570w, https:\/\/nychurchproject.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Church-of-the-Blessed-Sacrament-UWS-7108-740x493.jpg 740w, https:\/\/nychurchproject.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Church-of-the-Blessed-Sacrament-UWS-7108.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Church of the Blessed Sacrament<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Not the first one here<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>As with most Manhattan churches, the parish was established in the 19th century, and the current building predates the original one. The first time the parish congregated was in a stable on 72nd Street owned by the Havenneyer family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"http:\/\/nychurchproject.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Church-of-the-Blessed-Sacrament-UWS-4102-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2881\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nychurchproject.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Church-of-the-Blessed-Sacrament-UWS-4102-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nychurchproject.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Church-of-the-Blessed-Sacrament-UWS-4102-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nychurchproject.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Church-of-the-Blessed-Sacrament-UWS-4102-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nychurchproject.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Church-of-the-Blessed-Sacrament-UWS-4102-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/nychurchproject.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Church-of-the-Blessed-Sacrament-UWS-4102-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/nychurchproject.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Church-of-the-Blessed-Sacrament-UWS-4102-270x180.jpg 270w, https:\/\/nychurchproject.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Church-of-the-Blessed-Sacrament-UWS-4102-570x380.jpg 570w, https:\/\/nychurchproject.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Church-of-the-Blessed-Sacrament-UWS-4102-740x493.jpg 740w, https:\/\/nychurchproject.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Church-of-the-Blessed-Sacrament-UWS-4102.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A parade of saints<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Outside, representations of St. John Baptist de la Salle, St. John Vianney,  St. Francis de Sales, St. Philip Neri, St. Alphonsus Liquori,  St. Francis of Assisi, St. Charles Borromeo; and St. Vincent de Paul greet the visitor and passerby. In the buttresses are  St. Thomas Aquinas and St. Bonaventure. A tour de force of the book of saints, choosing those who were really keen on the sacraments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 1917, Gustave Steinbeck finished this church in the delightful French Gothic Revival style. Perhaps, outside of the architectural touches that somehow don&#8217;t make it at severe-looking as you&#8217;d think, what makes Blessed Sacrament appealing is its homely old-school appearance. Sure, the confessionals seem as if they belong to another much more strict century. 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