St. Benedict the Moor Church

St. Benedict the Moor Church was a Black Catholic parish church in the Archdiocese of New York, located at 342 West 53rd Street, , . The property was sold to a developer in 2023.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Catholic
  • Description: church building in Manhattan, United States of America
  • Also known as: “St. Benedict the Moor’s Church”
  • Address: 340 West 53rd Street, 10019
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Studio 54 and Carnegie Hall.

Theater building
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is a Broadway theater and former nightclub at 254 West 54th Street in the neighborhood of , New York, U.S. Opened as the Gallo Opera House in 1927, it served as a CBS broadcast studio in the mid-20th century. is situated 720 feet east of St. Benedict the Moor Church.

Arts center
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is a concert venue at 881 Seventh Avenue, between 56th and 57th Streets, in , New York City. Designed by architect William Burnet Tuthill and built by its namesake, industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, the venue is one of the most prestigious in the world for both classical music and popular music. is situated 1,800 feet east of St. Benedict the Moor Church.

Museum
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The is an art museum located in , New York City, on 53rd Street between and Sixth Avenues. MoMA's collection spans the late 19th century to the present, and includes over 200,000 works of architecture and design, drawing, painting, sculpture, photography, prints, illustrated and artist's books, film, as well as electronic media. is situated 2,700 feet southeast of St. Benedict the Moor Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Theater District and Lincoln Square.

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Broadway. Times Square. Madison Square Garden. The name says it all: the is the entertainment hub of the city, and possibly the entire nation.

Neighborhood
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is the name of both a and the surrounding neighborhood on the of in . is centered on the intersection of Broadway and Columbus Avenue, between West 65th and 66th streets.

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New York is a global center for media, entertainment, art, fashion, research, finance, and trade. The bustling, cosmopolitan heart of the 4th largest metropolis in the world and by far the most populous city in the United States, New York has long been a key entry point and a defining city for the nation.

St. Benedict the Moor Church

Latitude
40.76463° or 40° 45′ 53″ north
Longitude
-73.98636° or 73° 59′ 11″ west
Elevation
59 feet (18 metres)
Height
36 feet (11 metres)
Open location code
87G8Q277+VF
Open­Street­Map ID
way 265329550
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­catholic
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Wiki­data ID
Q7587267
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In Other Languages

“St. Benedict the Moor Church” goes by many names.
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه القديس بنديكتوس مور”

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