St. Francis Xavier Church
St. Francis Xavier Church is a Catholic parish at 30–36 West 16th Street, between Fifth Avenue and Avenue of the Americas, in the Flatiron District of Manhattan, New York City. It is administered by the Society of Jesus.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Church
- Description: church building in Manhattan, United States of America
- Also known as: “Church of Saint Francis Xavier”
- Address: 36 West 16th Street, 10011
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Empire State Building and Flatiron Building.
Empire State Building
Photo: Dschwen, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Empire State Building is a 102-story, supertall skyscraper in the Midtown South neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, United States. The building was designed in the Art Deco style by Shreve, Lamb & Harmon and constructed between 1930 and 1931. Empire State Building is situated 1 mile northeast of St. Francis Xavier Church.
Flatiron Building
Photo: Imelenchon, Public domain.
The Flatiron Building, originally the Fuller Building, is a 22-story, 285-foot-tall steel-framed triangular building at 175 Fifth Avenue in the eponymous Flatiron District neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. Flatiron Building is situated 1,900 feet northeast of St. Francis Xavier Church.
14th Street/Sixth Avenue station
Metro station
Photo: Tdorante10, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The 14th Street/Sixth Avenue station is an underground New York City Subway station complex in the Greenwich Village and Chelsea neighborhoods of Manhattan, on the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line, the BMT Canarsie Line and the IND Sixth Avenue Line.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Union Square and Gramercy Flatiron.
Union Square
Neighborhood
Photo: Ainali, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Union Square is a historic intersection and surrounding neighborhood in Manhattan, New York City, United States, located where Broadway and the former Bowery Road – now Park Avenue north of the Square – came together in the early 19th century.
Gramercy Flatiron
Photo: Jean-Christophe BENOIST, CC BY 3.0.
In the shadow of the skyscrapers of Midtown sit some of Manhattan's most colorful and vibrant neighborhoods. Busy Flatiron is one of the borough's most active shopping and entertainment districts, situated between Union Square and Madison Square Park, two of the most popular meeting places for Manhattanites.
Greenwich Village
Photo: MBisanz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Greenwich Village is a well-known, largely residential district in Manhattan, once famous for its vibrant art and literary community. Nowadays the neighborhood is so gentrified that the artists and poets who once lived here wouldn't be able to afford the rents, but the Village is still worth a visit for its lovely tree-lined streets and colorful history.
St. Francis Xavier Church
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Manhattan, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.73806° or 40° 44′ 17″ northLongitude
-73.99529° or 73° 59′ 43″ westElevation
30 feet (9 metres)Height
103 feet (31 metres)Open location code
87G8P2Q3+6VOpenStreetMap ID
way 264637734OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=church
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to French—“St. Francis Xavier Church” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “圣方济各沙勿略堂 (曼哈顿)”
- Chinese: “圣方济各沙勿略堂”
- French: “église Saint-François-Xavier (Manhattan)”
- French: “Église Saint-François-Xavier”
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