Catholic Greenwich Village: Ethnic Geography and Religious Identity in New York City, 1880-1930

Shelley discusses the ethnicity and religious identity of the predominantly Catholic Greenwich Village of the late nineteenth to early twentieth century New York City. The village, a neighborhood of diagonal streets and narrow alleys on the lower West Side of Manhattan, was a vibrant Catholic neighb...

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Published in:The Catholic historical review 2003-01, Vol.89 (1), p.60-84
Main Author: Shelley, Thomas J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
19th-20th century
Archbishops
Catholic church
Catholicism
Children
Christianity
Church fathers
Churches
Historiography
History and sciences of religions
Immigrants
Modern period
Pastors
Priests
Religion
Religious aspects
Religious buildings
Religious organizations
Roman Catholic Church
Social aspects
Sociological studies
Towns
Villages
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Summary:Shelley discusses the ethnicity and religious identity of the predominantly Catholic Greenwich Village of the late nineteenth to early twentieth century New York City. The village, a neighborhood of diagonal streets and narrow alleys on the lower West Side of Manhattan, was a vibrant Catholic neighborhood for about 50 years, from 1880 to 1930. The compact area and well-defined character of the village has made it possible for historians to trace the complicated interplay among the different Catholic ethnic groups that live in the village and the local Irish-American ecclesiastical structure, and thus, providing insights to the grassroots strengths and weaknesses of the largest Catholic archdiocese in the US.
ISSN:0008-8080
1534-0708
1534-0708
DOI:10.1353/cat.2003.0087