St. Mary of the Lake Church - Lakewood, NJ
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94RedRover
N 40° 05.388 W 074° 12.294
18T E 567780 N 4438027
St. Mary of the Lake Church and Holy Family Church is a Roman Catholic Church, sitting where it was founded in 1889. The cathedral is ornate and details carry all the way to the top of the steeple.
Waymark Code: WM672M
Location: New Jersey, United States
Date Posted: 04/15/2009
Views: 5
The Reverend Thomas B. Healy formed the first Catholic congregation in Lakewood in 1889. In 1890, a frame chapel was erected on the south side of Second Street, later to be moved to Madison Avenue. When that church needed to expand, the little, historic chapel was moved to the grounds of Georgian Court College.
The new Spanish-style cathedral sits on the corner of Route 9 and Route 88, in a very spiritually diversified area. The bells from the Spanish-style tower are tolled frequently and beautifully. I've heard them chiming the hour at 5 pm and 6 pm. I've heard the bells ringing for services and weddings. Surprisingly, the bells were not as loud as I would have thought them.
Type of Church: Church
Status of Building: Actively in use for worship
Date of organization: 01/01/1889
Dominant Architectural Style: Spanish
Diocese: Newark
Address/Location:
Routes 9 and 88
Lakewood, NJ USA
08701
Relvant Web Site: [Web Link]
Date of building construction: Not listed
Associated Shrines, Art, etc.: Not listed
Archdiocese: Not listed
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