St. Boniface Roman Catholic Church (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) Explained

St. Boniface Roman Catholic Church
Location:2208 East Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:40.467°N -80°W
Built:1925 and 1926
Architect:A.F. Link
Architecture:Romanesque Revival, Byzantine Revival, Italianate
Added:November 17, 1981
Refnum:81000525
Designated Other1:PHLF
Designated Other1 Date:1974[1]

St. Boniface Catholic Church is a Roman Catholic church in the East Street Valley neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania within the Diocese of Pittsburgh.

Description

The parish was founded in 1884 by German-Americans.[2] The church building located at 2208 East Street was constructed in 1925 and 1926, and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1981. The church has a three bay nave, and a pendentive dome. Guastavino tile system on the dome and interior vaulting, and the exterior is cased in limestone with some carving.

From 1994 to 2019, the church was part of Holy Wisdom Parish, a 1994 union between St. Ambrose Parish in Spring Hill and St. Boniface.[3] It was also home to St. John XXIII Personal Quasi-Parish, which is dedicated exclusively to the Traditional Latin Mass (Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite)..[4] [5] Since 2019, the church is part of Christ Our Savior Parish, along with St. Peter Church and St. Cyril Church. [6]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Historic Landmark Plaques 1968-2009 . Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation . Pittsburgh, PA . 2010 . 2011-07-28.
  2. http://www2.washjeff.edu/german/pittsburgh/pages/189.htm
  3. Web site: Holy Wisdom . Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh . July 14, 2018 . July 15, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180715011001/https://diopitt.org/holy-wisdom-north-side-spring-hill . dead .
  4. Web site: Saint John XXIII Personal Quasi-Parish . January 5, 2016 . Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh . November 28, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151128083432/http://diopitt.org/parishes/saint-john-xxiii-personal-quasi-parish . dead .
  5. Web site: St. John XXIII Parish website . July 14, 2018.
  6. Web site: Bishop Zubik announces Parish Mergers New Shrines. May 20, 2019. September 30, 2022.