{"id":4628,"date":"2010-05-20T14:03:29","date_gmt":"2010-05-20T18:03:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/?p=4628"},"modified":"2012-12-27T11:35:36","modified_gmt":"2012-12-27T15:35:36","slug":"top-5-nyc-churches-st-patricks-cathedral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/2010\/05\/20\/top-5-nyc-churches-st-patricks-cathedral\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 5 New York City Churches: St. Patrick\u2019s Cathedral"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Photo St. Partick's Cathedral in New York<\/div>\n<\/div>Now that we have discovered the <\/span>St. Paul’s Chapel, #2 of our Top 5 New York City Churches<\/a><\/strong>, it’s time to discover the #1: the St. Patrick\u2019s Cathedral. Located in Midtown East<\/a>\u00a0it’s perhaps the most well-known church in all of New York<\/strong>, or North America for that matter. The Neo Gothic cathedral rivals the likes of Paris<\/a>\u2019 Notre Dame Cathedral in its gothic grandeur and standing within the city\u2019s architectural lexicon. St. Patrick\u2019s is the head of the New York Catholic church, acting as the seat of the archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, and the structure plays a vital role as both a symbol of Catholic New York<\/a> (particularly Irish Catholic) and as an active place of worship. Today\u2019s church has become a bona-fide tourist attraction for both its location across from Rockefeller Center and its remarkable architecture.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Much like Notre Dame, St. Patrick\u2019s Cathedral takes its fame from a central location, ornate structure and remarkable history. Completed in 1878<\/strong>, the cathedral is undoubtedly one of the most influential and historically significant existing churches in all of North America. The structure itself is massive, even in Manhattan\u2019s standards, and the cross-shaped footprint of the church consists of a whole city block. The spires rise some 330 feet<\/strong>, which would have been visible for hundreds of yards before Midtown Manhattan real estate was gobbled up by skyscrapers.<\/p>\n

The church can accommodate over 2,000 parishioners<\/strong> and often does on special occasions such as Christmas Day, for the burial services of a former archbishop, or on St. Patrick\u2019s Day <\/a>it was is largely viewed as an Irish church. St. Patrick\u2019s Cathedral has welcomed dignitaries from around the world and hosted a mass led by Pope Benedict in 2008. Requiem masses for the likes of Babe Ruth, Robert F. Kennedy and Celia Cruz were all held at the cathedral.<\/p>\n

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