St. Boniface Roman Catholic Church (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)

St. Boniface Roman Catholic Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Pittsburgh Landmark – PHLF
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Location	2208 East Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°28′1.32″N 80°0′0.03″W
Area	0.7 acres (0.28 ha)
Built	1925 and 1926
Architect	A.F. Link
Architectural style	Romanesque Revival, Byzantine Revival, Italianate
NRHP reference No.	81000525[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	November 17, 1981
Designated PHLF	1974[2]

St. Boniface Catholic Church is a Roman Catholic church in the East Street Valley neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania within the Diocese of Pittsburgh.

Description

The parish was founded in 1884 by German-Americans.^[3] The church building located at 2208 East Street was constructed in 1925 and 1926, and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1981. The church has a three bay nave, and a pendentive dome. Guastavino tile system on the dome and interior vaulting, and the exterior is cased in limestone with some carving.

From 1994 to 2019, the church was part of Holy Wisdom Parish, a 1994 union between St. Ambrose Parish in Spring Hill and St. Boniface.^[4] It was also home to St. John XXIII Personal Quasi-Parish, which is dedicated exclusively to the Traditional Latin Mass (Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite)..^[5][6] Since 2019, the church is part of Christ Our Savior Parish, along with St. Peter Church and St. Cyril Church. ^[7]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. Historic Landmark Plaques 1968-2009 (PDF). Pittsburgh, PA: Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation. 2010. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
3. [1]^{[permanent dead link‍]}"Die St. Bonifazius Kirche, Nordfeite"
4. "Holy Wisdom". Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh. Archived from the original on July 15, 2018. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
5. "Saint John XXIII Personal Quasi-Parish". Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh. Archived from the original on November 28, 2015. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
6. "St. John XXIII Parish website". Retrieved July 14, 2018.
7. "Bishop Zubik announces Parish Mergers New Shrines". May 20, 2019. Retrieved September 30, 2022.