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NO. 144 NUESTRA SEÑORA LA REINA DE LOS ANGELES - La Iglesia de Nuestra Senora la Reina de Los Angeles-the Church of Our Lady the Queen of the Angels-was dedicated on December 8, 1822 during California's Mexican era. Originally known as La Iglesia de Nuestra Senora de Los Angeles, the church was the only Catholic church for the pueblo.
Our Lady Queen of Angels Church (La Iglesia de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles), a historic Catholic church built in 1814 in Los Angeles, California; Queen of Angels Church, Newark (1854-2016), New Jersey; Church of Our Lady Queen of Angels (New York City) (1886-2007), New York, United States
The Neo-Romanesque church was built and staffed by the Capuchin Friars. It was the third Capuchin parish in the city. [3] Although the church closed in 2007, [4] the parish school remains open. Our Lady Queen of Angels School is a member of Partnership Schools, a network of nine Catholic PreK-8 schools serving Cleveland and New York. [5]
Queen of Angels was built between 1854 and 1861 [4] and was Newark's first African-American Catholic parish, becoming such in 1926. Its original 1930 building was destroyed in 1958, and the parish relocated, taking over a space at a church once known as St. Peter's.
The Mass marked the conclusion of the First Annual Grand Marian Procession organised by the Queen of Angels Foundation. The cathedral is a popular Catholic wedding venue on a year-round basis. The cathedral hosts occasional musical performances, including concerts by Libera .
The gold-plated statue of the Madonna Degli Angeli ("Madonna of the Angels") by the sculptor Colasanti and cast by Ferdinando Marinelli Artistic Foundry, was put on top of the façade in 1930. On 11 April 1909, the church was raised by Pope Pius X to the status of "patriarchal basilica and papal chapel".
The term Reina (queen) was added later to reconcile the church's name with that of the town. [15] The small chapel, also called "La Placita" and "the Plaza Church," served the total Californio and immigrant Roman Catholic community as the only church in the vicinity of the City of Los Angeles until the 1876 construction of the Cathedral of ...
The parish church in the Plaza Historic District, known as La Iglesia de Nuestra Señora la Reina de Los Ángeles (The Church of Our Lady the Queen of the Angels), was founded in 1814. The structure was completed and dedicated in 1822. The present church, which replaced it, was built in 1861. [10]