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Corpus Christi Church (New York City)

The Church of Corpus Christi is a Catholic parish church in the Archdiocese of New York, located on West 121st Street between Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue in the Morningside Heights neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. The parish was established in 1906. In 2022, the parish merged with the nearby Church of Notre Dame.

Buildings
The church, founded by Rev. John H. Dooley, was built in 1906–1907 as a brick and stone chapel and three-story parish house, all over the basement, to designs of F. A. de Meuron of Main Street, Yonkers, New York, for $45,000. while the AIA Guide to NYC urges passersby to enter and admire a sanctuary that looks as though it was designed by a disciple of Sir Christopher Wren. == Parish school ==
Parish school
The parish school opened in September 1907, staffed by the Sisters of Charity of New York. The Dominican Sisters of Sinsinawa, Wisconsin, were welcomed to the school in 1936. Corpus Christi School was closed in 2020 by the Archdiocese of New York citing the dangers of the COVID pandemic and very low school enrollment. ==Notable events==
Notable events
On November 16, 1938, Thomas Merton was baptized at Corpus Christi Church and received Holy Communion. ==Further reading==
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