Church of the Ascension

The Church of the Ascension is a parish church in the Archdiocese of New York, located at 221 West 107th Street in the section of the of , . The parish was established in 1895.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Roman Catholic
  • Description: church building in Manhattan, United States of America
  • Also known as: “Church of the Ascension, Roman Catholic”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Straus Park and Nicholas Roerich Museum.

Park
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is a small landscaped park on the of , at the intersection of Broadway, West End Avenue, and 106th Street. The most notable feature is a bronze 1913 statue by American artist Augustus Lukeman of a nymph gazing over a calm…

Museum
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The is a museum on the of in , dedicated to the works of Nicholas Roerich, a Russian-born cosmopolitan artist. is situated 830 feet northwest of Church of the Ascension.

Park
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is a scenic waterfront public park along the on the West Side of the borough of in . The park measures 4 miles long and 100 to 500 feet wide, running between the and Henry Hudson Parkway to the west and the serpentine Riverside Drive to the east, from 72nd to 158th Street.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Manhattan Valley and Morningside Heights.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood in the northern part of the of in . It is bounded by West 110th Street to the north, Central Park West to the east, West 96th Street to the south, and Broadway to the west.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood on the West Side of in . It is bound by Morningside Drive to the east, 125th Street to the north, 110th Street to the south, and Riverside Drive to the west.

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Upper is a large, relatively under-visited area that ranges from 125th Street to Inwood Hill Park on the west and from 96th Street northward on the east.

Church of the Ascension

Latitude
40.80187° or 40° 48′ 7″ north
Longitude
-73.96633° or 73° 57′ 59″ west
Elevation
108 feet (33 metres)
Open location code
87G8R22M+PF
Open­Street­Map ID
way 954178927
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­roman_catholic
Geo­Names ID
6337270
Wiki­data ID
Q5117795
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In Other Languages

From Czech to Egyptian Arabic—“Church of the Ascension” goes by many names.
  • Czech: “Church of the Ascension na Manhatanu”
  • Czech: “Kostel Nanebevstoupení Páně na Manhatanu”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه الصعود للروم الكاثوليك”

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