Santo Christo Church (Fall River, Massachusetts)

Santo Christo Church is an historic church located at 240 Columbia Street in Fall River, Massachusetts, dedicated to the Lord Holy Christ of the Miracles. The parish was formally established in 1889 to serve in the local Portuguese community, after two decades of itinerant services by priests from New Bedford.[2]

Santo Christo Church
LocationFall River, Massachusetts
Coordinates41°42′1″N 71°9′48″W
Built1924
ArchitectMurphy & Hindle
Architectural styleGothic Revival
MPSFall River MRA
NRHP reference No.83000715 [1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 16, 1983

The Gothic Revival-style church building was built in 1924-27 to a design by the architectural firm of Murphy & Hindle. It is stylistically subdued, but has fine stained glass windows, a tile roof with copper coping, and cast stone pinnacles.[2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1] A building restoration project began in late 2013.[3] The current pastor is the Very Rev. Jeffrey Cabral.

Masses are celebrated in English Sunday's at 9:30am and Portuguese Saturday at 4pm and Sunday 8am and 12pm (Summer hours: 8am and 11am).[4]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. "MACRIS inventory record for Santo Christo Church". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
  3. Fall River Herald News, October 20, 2013
  4. Parish website


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