The Shrine & Parish Church of the Holy Innocents

History & Significance

Shrine · Est. Parish established 1866; present church dedicated February 13, 1870

The Shrine and Parish Church of the Holy Innocents is a Roman Catholic church at 128 West 37th Street in Midtown Manhattan, established as a parish in 1866. The present Gothic Revival edifice, designed by noted church architect Patrick C. Keely, was dedicated on February 13, 1870, and features a fresco by Constantino Brumidi and stained glass from Munich. Playwright Eugene O'Neill was baptized there in 1888, and the church is known for its shrines, including "The Return Crucifix." It is a parish of the Archdiocese of New York and, since 2009, the only Archdiocesan parish offering daily Mass in the 1962 Missal.

Gothic Revival (Patrick C. Keely, 1869-1870)

• •Parish established in 1866; present church dedicated February 13, 1870
• •Designed by architect Patrick C. Keely in the Gothic Revival style
• •Parish of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York
• •Playwright Eugene O'Neill was baptized there in 1888; interior includes a fresco by Constantino Brumidi
• •Since 2009, the only parish in the Archdiocese of New York offering a daily Mass in the 1962 Roman Missal