St. Ambrose Church (New York City) Explained

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The Church of St. Ambrose
Location Town:	Manhattan, New York
Location Country:	United States of America
Architect:	John V. Van Pelt^[1]
Client:	Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York

The Church of St. Ambrose is a former Roman Catholic parish church under the authority of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, located at 539 West 54th Street in Manhattan, New York City. The parish was established in 1897.^[2] The church was designed by John Vredenburgh Van Pelt in the Gothic Revival style.^{[1] [3]}

In 1938, the congregation disbanded. The building became the Sisters of Mary Immaculate's Centro Maria, a woman's residence. Founded in 1920, Centro Maria provides care and a temporary, transitional home for women from different countries that come to work or to study in New York. It also provides information, referrals, and assistance in job placement for the young women who stay there and celebrate Mass in its chapel.

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1. Book: Shelley , Thomas J. . 2007 . The Archdiocese of New York: The Bicentennial History . Editions De Signe / Archdiocese of New York . New York City . 535 .
2. Remigius Lafort, S.T.D., Censor, The Catholic Church in the United States of America: Undertaken to Celebrate the Golden Jubilee of His Holiness, Pope Pius X. Volume 3: The Province of Baltimore and the Province of New York, Section 1: Comprising the Archdiocese of New York and the Diocese of Brooklyn, Buffalo and Ogdensburg Together with some Supplementary Articles on Religious Communities of Women.. (New York City: The Catholic Editing Company, 1914), p.312.
3. , p.189