{"id":153,"date":"2019-10-26T17:16:05","date_gmt":"2019-10-26T21:16:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/demo.mekshq.com\/voice\/?p=153"},"modified":"2019-12-01T22:55:28","modified_gmt":"2019-12-02T03:55:28","slug":"immaculate-conception-williamsbridge-gun-hill-road-bronx","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nychurchproject.net\/blog\/immaculate-conception-williamsbridge-gun-hill-road-bronx\/","title":{"rendered":"The other Immaculate Conception Church in the Bronx"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>There are two Roman Catholic churches in the Bronx named for the moment when Mary conceived Jesus, according to Christian theology. The most famous one is by The Hub on Melrose. The second one, usually called Immaculate Conception on Gun Hill, is just as interesting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"http:\/\/nychurchproject.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/immaculate02bx-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nychurchproject.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/immaculate02bx-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nychurchproject.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/immaculate02bx-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nychurchproject.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/immaculate02bx-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nychurchproject.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/immaculate02bx-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/nychurchproject.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/immaculate02bx-270x180.jpg 270w, https:\/\/nychurchproject.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/immaculate02bx-570x380.jpg 570w, https:\/\/nychurchproject.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/immaculate02bx-740x493.jpg 740w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Williamsbridge, The Bronx; New York City, New York, United States<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Built in 1924 by Joseph Ziccardi, after the original church across the street on Gun Hill Road burned down, the severe fa\u00e7ade reminisces a Romanesque Revival style, but the splendid interior is all Italian Baroque. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"http:\/\/nychurchproject.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/immaculate02bx-4-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nychurchproject.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/immaculate02bx-4-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nychurchproject.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/immaculate02bx-4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nychurchproject.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/immaculate02bx-4-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nychurchproject.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/immaculate02bx-4-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/nychurchproject.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/immaculate02bx-4-270x180.jpg 270w, https:\/\/nychurchproject.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/immaculate02bx-4-570x380.jpg 570w, https:\/\/nychurchproject.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/immaculate02bx-4-740x493.jpg 740w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Williamsbridge, The Bronx; New York City, New York, United States<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>While Williamsbridge has changed a lot, at the time it was a mostly Italian neighborhood. The nearby Lisanti Chapel and the former Luna Restaurant (immortalized as Louis&#8217; Restaurant in The Godfather) are still standing. But this church competes with the mammoth Gun Hill Road el train station of the White Plains Road line, especially in a neighborhood that has very few high rise buildings.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>[leaflet-map lat=40.876616 lng=-73.864383 zoom=14]<br>\n[leaflet-marker lat=40.876616 lng=-73.864383]<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are two Roman Catholic churches in the Bronx named for the moment when Mary conceived Jesus, according to Christian theology. The most famous one is by The Hub on Melrose. 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