| Church of St. Teresa of Avila | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Manhattan,United States of America |
| Client | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York |
TheChurch of St. Teresa of Avila is aCatholic formerparish church at 187th Street at Broadway inManhattan,New York City.[1] The parish was established in 1932 by theArchdiocese of New York in the former Church of St. Elizabeth, staffed by theVincentian Fathers. The first pastor was Fr. Gabriel Ginard, who was invited by CardinalPatrick J. Hayes to organize a parish for Spanish-speaking Catholics. He first organized the church asOur Lady of the Miraculous Medal Catholic Church in 1926, renamed asSt. Teresa of Avila a few years later.[2] That original church, a historic landmark first built in 1872, was destroyed by a fire in 1935. The new location of the parish has since been closed.
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