St. Mary's Church (Stamford, Connecticut)

St. Mary's Church
Location	Stamford, Connecticut
Country	United States
Denomination	Catholic
Membership	Over 1,200 families
Website	stmarystfd.org/index.php
History
Status	Active
Founded	Original Foundation, 1907. Newly incorporated as a parish, May 1, 2020
Founder(s)	First Pastor of original foundation, Monsignor Dennis L. Gleason. First Pastor of new foundation, Rev. Gustavo A. Falla
Dedication	Dedicated in 1928 to The Virgin Mary
Relics held	The relic of Saint Catherine Laboure, under Main Altar
Events	St. Mary's Carnival
Architecture
Heritage designation	Cathedral
Architect(s)	Mayers, Francis L. S. O'Connell and Shaw (Richard Mutrix attribution)
Architectural type	French Neo Gothic
Administration
Archdiocese	Hartford
Diocese	Bridgeport
Clergy
Bishop(s)	The Most Rev. Frank J. Caggiano
Priest(s)	Rev. Fr. Gustavo A. Falla
Minister(s)	Rev. Rolando Arias
Laity
Director of music	Vicky Crilly
Servers' guild	Altar servers
St. Mary's Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	566 Elm St., Stamford, Connecticut
Coordinates	41°3′1″N 73°31′54″W
Area	Six acres
Built	1928
Architect	Mayers, Francis L. S. O'Connell and Shaw (Richard Mutrix attribution)
Architectural style	Late Gothic Revival, Italianate
MPS	Downtown Stamford Ecclesiastical Complexes TR
NRHP reference No.	87002123[1]
Added to NRHP	December 24, 1987

St. Mary's is a cathedral-style church located at 566 Elm Street in Stamford, Connecticut. The church is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bridgeport. The main building is a Gothic Revival structure, designed by Francis L. S. Mayers and completed about 1928. It is an elegant example of French Gothic architecture, notable for the large rose window in the front-facing gable end. The rectory is a c. 1860 Italianate villa, originally built for a member of the locally prominent Wardwell family.[2]

The complex was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[1]

St. Mary's Convent

The St. Mary's Convent is now the Monsignor McDermott Parish Center.

Gallery

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  St. Mary's Church under the noon day sun
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  Exterior of St. Mary's Church

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Stamford, Connecticut

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. "NRHP nomination for St. Mary's Church". National Park Service. Retrieved January 4, 2015.

External links

Media related to Saint Mary Church (Stamford, Connecticut) at Wikimedia Commons

• Roman Catholic Diocese of Bridgeport
• St. Mary's Convent photo