National Register of Historic Places

St. Lucy's Church

Newark, Essex County, New Jersey
Listed
December 31, 1998
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
98001570

About this property

St. Lucy's Church is a historic church at 19-27 Ruggiero Plaza at the intersection of Seventh Ave.in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States. It is home to the American National Shrine of Saint Gerard Majella in the Catholic Church. It was built in 1925 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1998. The church is in the Old First Ward near Branch Brook Park, a historically Italian parish in what was Newark's Little Italy, features an annual October procession and festival for St. Gerard Majella, the patron saint of childbearing, that is heavily attended by the New Jersey Italian diaspora. The October Feast of St. Gerard "became so popular and so widely-known for producing miracle babies for hitherto childless women that in 1977 the National Conference of U.S. Bishops made St. Lucy's the National Shrine of St. Gerard." The church holds a monthly mass in honor of St. Gerard at which expectant parents and others hoping to become expectant venerate the saint.

Location

19-26 Ruggiero Plaza
Newark, Essex County, New Jersey
40.75046, -74.17633

Categories

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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was St. Lucy's Church listed on the National Register?

St. Lucy's Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 31, 1998.

What type of historic resource is St. Lucy's Church?

St. Lucy's Church is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for St. Lucy's Church?

The period of significance for St. Lucy's Church is recorded as the industrial era.

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