St. Boniface Roman Catholic Church (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)

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

St. Boniface Roman Catholic Church
Location2208 East Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°28′1.32″N 80°0′0.03″W
Area0.7 acres (0.28 ha)
Built1925 and 1926
ArchitectA.F. Link
Architectural styleRomanesque Revival, Byzantine Revival, Italianate
NRHP reference No.81000525[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 17, 1981
Designated PHLF1974[2]

Description

The parish was founded in 1884 by German-Americans.[3] 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.

Today, the church is used by Holy Wisdom Parish, a 1994 union between St. Ambrose Parish in Spring Hill and St. Boniface.[4] It is also home to St. John XXIII Personal Quasi-Parish,[5][6] which is dedicated exclusively to the Traditional Latin Mass (Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite).


References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Historic Landmark Plaques 1968-2009 (PDF). Pittsburgh, PA: Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation. 2010. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
  3. "Die St. Bonifazius Kirche, Nordfeite"
  4. "Holy Wisdom". Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
  5. "Saint John XXIII Personal Quasi-Parish". Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
  6. "St. John XXIII Parish website". Retrieved July 14, 2018.


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