St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church
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St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church

St Peter's, the first Roman Catholic parish in New York, was established in 1785 on the site it now occupies, predating the first Bishopric in the United States, founded in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1789. The present church exterior was completed in 1840 and was ultimately declared a landmark by Federal, State and City agencies.

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Saint Thomas Church
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Saint Thomas Church

The current Saint Thomas Church is actually the fourth church for the parish. The third church, which was also at the current site at Fifth Avenue and Fifty-third Street, suffered a devastating fire in 1905. The first worship service in the current church was on October 4, 1913.

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