St. Boniface Church (New York City)

The Church of St. Boniface, also known as the Little Country Church of Old Turtle Bay, is a former Roman Catholic parish church under the authority of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, located at 882 Second Avenue in Manhattan, New York City. The parish was established in 1858 by Rev. Matthew Jean Batiste Nicot to serve German immigrants that lived in the Turtle Bay neighborhood. Masses were initially held in a former carpenter's shop at the southeast corner of Second Avenue and East 47th Street before the congregation grew and raised enough funds to construct a new church. The interim chapel was replaced by a new brick church on the same site beginning in 1868, which was completed and dedicated in May of the following year. In 1869, a parochial school was also constructed behind the church at 312 East 47th Street that provided instruction to students in English and German. A rectory was later built between the church and school. The church was renovated in 1933 and rededicated by Cardinal Patrick Hayes. In 1914, Rev. Francis X. E. Albert received permission to open St. Anthony's Chapel in the parish's school hall to provide special masses for its Italian-speaking members. Ten years later Cardinal Patrick Hayes decided to create a separate parish to serve the growing number of Italian immigrants in the area, which amounted to nearly 9,000 members. Property across the

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