Holy Comforter-St. Cyprian Catholic Church

Holy Comforter-St. Cyprian is a Black Catholic parish in Washington, D.C. established in 1966 by the merger of the predominately African-American St. Cyprian Catholic Church and the predominantly White Holy Comforter Catholic Church.

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Type: Church
Denomination: Catholic
Description: church in D.C., United States
Also known as: “Holy Comforter Catholic Church” and “Holy Comforter-St. Cyprian Catholic Church (Washington, D.C.)”
Address: 1357 East Capitol Street Southeast, 20003

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include United States Capitol and Lincoln Park.

United States Capitol

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The United States Capitol, often called the Capitol or the Capitol Building, is the seat of the United States Congress, the legislative branch of the federal government. United States Capitol is situated 1¼ miles west of Holy Comforter-St. Cyprian Catholic Church.

Lincoln Park

Park

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Lincoln Park, historically known as Lincoln Square, is the largest urban park located in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington, D.C., United States.

Mary McLeod Bethune Memorial

Memorial

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Mary McLeod Bethune Memorial is a bronze-cast statue by the American sculptor Robert Berks honoring American educator and activist Mary McLeod Bethune. Mary McLeod Bethune Memorial is situated 880 feet west of Holy Comforter-St. Cyprian Catholic Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hill East and Capitol Hill.

Hill East

Neighborhood

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Hill East is a residential neighborhood in Washington, D.C. located in the Southeast quadrant of the city. It is bounded by the Kingman Park neighborhood at East Capitol Street SE to the north, by the Anacostia River to the east and south, and by Capitol Hill at 15th Street to the west.

Capitol Hill

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Capitol Hill is a venerable neighborhood just east of the Capitol building, best known as the main residence in the city for the legislative and judicial branches of the U.S. government, and for the staffers who run the place.

Fairlawn

Neighborhood

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Fairlawn is a working class and middle class residential neighborhood in southeast Washington, D.C., United States. It is bounded by Interstate 295, Pennsylvania Avenue SE, Minnesota Avenue SE, Naylor Road SE, and Good Hope Road SE.

Holy Comforter-St. Cyprian Catholic Church

Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.8894° or 38° 53′ 22″ north

Longitude

-76.98612° or 76° 59′ 10″ west

Elevation

85 feet (26 metres)

Open location code

87C5V2Q7+QH

OpenStreetMap ID

way 297556794

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=church

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=catholic

GeoNames ID

4139098

Wikidata ID

Q55639896

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