The Church of Our Lady of Solace is a

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under the authority of the

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, located at 731 Morris Park Avenue at the intersection with Holland Avenue,

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in the

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neighborhood.

History

The parish was established 1903.Remigius Lafort, S.T.D., Censor,
The Catholic Church in the United States of America: Undertaken to Celebrate the Golden Jubilee of His Holiness, Pope Pius X. Volume 3: The Province of Baltimore and the Province of New York, Section 1: Comprising the Archdiocese of New York and the Diocese of Brooklyn, Buffalo...
'. (New York City: The Catholic Editing Company, 1914), p.390. The founding pastor was

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, future

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staffed the parish school. Our Lady of Solace school closed in 2006. Students from the parish then attended St. Dominic's parish school. In 2010 the school building was leased to the Bronx Charter School of Excellence. St. Dominic's parochial school was among 27 closed by the

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in 2011. The religious education program of both parishes is conducted at the St. Dominic's Faith Formation Center, the former St. Dominic's convent.LaJoie, Ron. "New Center Symbolizes Bronx Parish’s Commitment to Faith Formation", ''Catholic New York'', January 8, 2014
/ref> The parish hosts Our Lady Of Solace Food Pantry. There is a separate shrine to Our Lady of Solace in Brooklyn.

References

External links

Parish website
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