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Holy Cross School
Holy Cross School
	Holy Cross School
Location
	Soundview, The Bronx; New York City; United States
Information
Type	Elementary, secondary
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Oversight	Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York
NCES School ID	00920094
Grades	K–8
Enrollment	365[when?]
Campus type	Urban
Website	holycrossbx.org

Holy Cross Church
Holy Cross Church
	40°49′4″N 73°51′42.4″W / 40.81778°N 73.861778°W
Location	Soundview, The Bronx, New York City
Country	United States
Denomination	Roman Catholic Church
Website	holycrossbronx.com
History
Founded	1921 (103 years ago)
Architecture
Architect(s)	Brother Cajetan Baumann, O.F.M.
Architectural type	Modern architecture
Administration
Archdiocese	Archdiocese of New York
Parish	Holy Cross
Clergy
Pastor(s)	Fr. John J. Higgins
Deacon(s)	Rev. Mr. James Anthony Bello, Rev. Mr. Luís Torres
Laity
OCIA coordinator	Jane Arce-Bello

The Church of Holy Cross is a Roman Catholic parish church under the authority of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, located at 600 Soundview Avenue, Bronx, New York City, New York 10473. The rectory address is the same.

Buildings

The church is located on the east side of Soundview Avenue at the intersection with Taylor Avenue. The church was designed by Brother Cajetan Baumann, O.F.M.^[1] The design is a typical "high-concept" Modernist concrete and stained-glass shell, reminiscent of Hugh Stubbins Jr.'s 1957 Haus der Kulturen der Welt, the former Kongresshalle (nicknamed the "Pregnant Oyster") in Berlin. The school is a typical mid-20th-century Modernist three-storey concrete and glazed block.

Parish history

The parish was established in 1921.^[1] The Franciscan Friars administered the parish for nearly 90 years, but withdrew from the parish in 2008 and were replaced by archdiocesan clergy.^[1] Archbishop Roberto Octavio Gonzalez Nieves, OFM (archbishop of San Juan Puerto Rico since 1999) was the Pastor of this community when he was elected auxiliary bishop of Boston in 1988.

Holy Cross School

The school address is 1846 Randall Avenue, Bronx, New York 10473. The school was established in 1923, and for much of its history was staffed by the Franciscan Sisters of Allegheny.^[3] The school has around 419 students in grades from prekindergarten to 8th grade.^[4] According to the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, "Holy Cross demonstrated that it is effectively advancing the quality of educational experiences it offers to its students, meets its responsibilities to the public and the profession of education, and complies with the standards of accreditation that are established by the Commission on Elementary Schools."^[3]

Notable alumni

The musician Leon Heyward attended Holy Cross School. As "MC Sundance", he was a member of the "Jazzy Five", one of the first rap groups to form in the South Bronx during the 1970s. He was a survivor of the attacks of 9/11 at the World Trade Center, but later died from exposure to the various air-borne pollutants released in the destruction of the buildings, and was officially recorded as a victim of the terrorist attack.^[5]

References

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Shelley, Thomas J. (2007). The Archdiocese of New York: the Bicentennial History. New York: Archdiocese of New York. pp. 484–485.
^ "Holy Cross, Soundview Avenue". Bronx Catholic. June 8, 2009. Retrieved February 7, 2011.
^ ^a ^b Parish School Official Website
^ "Holy Cross Elementary School". Private School Review. Retrieved February 7, 2011.
^ Foderaro, Lisa W. (September 11, 2009). "9/11's Litany of Loss, Joined by Another Name". The New York Times.