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St. Sebastian Roman Catholic Church (Queens)

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used or formerly used by the St. Sebastian Catholic Church, namely the III/Rodgers Instruments electronic organ, the II/Midmer-Losh Organ Company organ in 1930, and the I/6 Geo. Jardine & Son organ in 1878 for the church proper, and the II/Rodgers Instruments organ for its chapel.
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A new and permanent church building for the parish was later erected in 1952, on the location of a former cinema. Fr. Edward Gannon was the first pastor of the parish. The current church building is located on
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was erected. The theatre's original auditorium decor was kept and restored, along with "the domed ceiling, 40 columns along the side walls that were returned to their original marble with gold leaf capitals".
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After Monsignor D. Joseph Finnerty and Msgr. Michael J. Hardiman the current pastor and administrator of St. Sebastian is Rev. Patrick J. West. The parish complex includes a
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factory workers and immigrants of Queens County. Afterwards, it became the religious center of immigrants from Ireland. As of 2014,
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Formally founded as a parish in 1894, St. Sebastian Roman Catholic parish was originally intended to provide religious services to
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St. Sebastian Roman Catholic Church profile at Queens Federation of Churches, Directory of Queens Congregations
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Prior to becoming a church site, the current St. Sebastian Roman Catholic Church was the former location of
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Loew's Woodside Theatre, Woodside, New York, 58-02 Roosevelt Avenue, Woodside, NY 11377, USA
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Woodside Theatre, a movie theatre that opened on September 27, 1926, and designed by
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The imposing St Sebastian Roman Catholic Church at Roosevelt Ave and 58th St
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itself was founded in May 1894 by Bishop Charles McDonnell of
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The New York City Organ Project has documented the musical
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List of churches in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn
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from New York HomeTownlocator, newyork.hometownlocator.com
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St. Sebastian Roman Catholic Church website: "Our History"
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Church of St. Francis of Assisi and St. Blaise, Brooklyn
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Former Roman Catholic church buildings in New York City
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Demolished buildings and structures in Queens, New York
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Church of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, Brooklyn
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Location map of St. Sebastian Roman Catholic Church
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St. Sebastian's Church (disambiguation)

Affiliation
Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical or organizational status
Year consecrated
New York City
Geographic coordinates
40°44′41.9″N 73°54′23.6″W / 40.744972°N 73.906556°W / 40.744972; -73.906556
Architect(s)
Berlenbach, F.J.
Herbert J. Krapp
Style
Romanesque Revival
saintsebastianwoodside.org/
Roman Catholic
parish church
Diocese of Brooklyn
Woodside
Queens
New York City
parish
St. Sebastian
Brooklyn
New York
Franz J. Berlenbach, Jr.
Roosevelt Avenue

Loew's
Herbert J. Krapp

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