At the time the parish was founded in 1886,
East Harlem was still a relatively rural area. Archbishop
Michael Corrigan asked the
Capuchin friar Bonaventure Frey to establish a national parish for German Catholics Catholics who had moved north from
Yorkville. The
Neo-Romanesque church was built and staffed by the
Capuchin Friars. It was the third Capuchin parish in the city. The church is located on the end of a
cul-de-sac and is surrounded by the
Jefferson Houses, a public housing project that was completed in 1959. Although the church closed in 2007, the parish school remains open. Our Lady Queen of Angels School is a member of Partnership Schools, a network of nine Catholic PreK-8 schools serving Cleveland and New York. Our Lady Queen of Angels convent is occupied by the Franciscan Sisters of the Renewal, who operate the "
Fr. Solanus Soup Kitchen". == References ==