Our Lady of the Rosary-The Seton Shrine (Parish of St. Peter and Our Lady of the Rosary)

History & Significance

Shrine · Est. Church building dedicated 1964-65; parish established 1884 (raised to parish 1886)

The Church of Our Lady of the Rosary at 7 State Street in Lower Manhattan houses the Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton, the first American-born saint, who lived next door at the historic James Watson House (1793/1806) from 1801 to 1803. The parish of Our Lady of the Rosary was established as a mission in 1884 and raised to parish status in 1886 by Cardinal John McCloskey; the present brick church was built in 1964-65 by the firm Shanley & Sturges. In 2015 the parish merged with St. Peter's Church on Barclay Street to form one parish with two sites in the Archdiocese of New York.

Georgian Revival / Colonial Revival brick church

• •Houses the Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton, the first American-born canonized saint (canonized 1975 by Pope Paul VI)
• •Belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York
• •Parish established as a mission in 1884; raised to parish status in 1886 by Cardinal John McCloskey
• •Present church built 1964-65, designed by the firm of Shanley & Sturges
• •Merged with St. Peter's Church (Barclay Street) in 2015 into one parish with two sites; adjacent James Watson House is on the National Register of Historic Places and is a NYC landmark