Blue Chapel (Fordham University)
| Blue Chapel | |
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| Chapel of the Most Holy Mary, Mother of Sorrows | |
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| 40°51′39″N 73°53′22″W / 40.8607°N 73.8895°WCoordinates: 40°51′39″N 73°53′22″W / 40.8607°N 73.8895°W | |
| Location |
Keating Hall, Fordham University The Bronx, New York City |
| Country | U.S. |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| History | |
| Dedication | Our Lady of Sorrows |
| Architecture | |
| Architectural type | Chapel |
| Style | Gothic |
| Completed | 1937 |
The Blue Chapel, officially consecrated as the Chapel of Most Holy Mary, Mother of Sorrows is a Roman Catholic memorial chapel located in Keating Hall on the Rose Hill campus of Fordham University in the Bronx, New York City. It originally opened in 1937 upon the completion of Keating Hall.
The chapel went through two different renovations: One in 1980, in which several of the chapel's original architectural features were masked or removed, and another in 2007, in which it was restored to its original state. Its prominent stained glass window faces outward from the façade of Keating Hall overlooking Edwards Parade.
The Blue Chapel was constructed in 1937 on the third floor of Keating Hall, which had been completed the year prior. The chapel was dedicated to Our Lady of Sorrows by Mr. and Mrs. Henry Colkin, in memorial of their daughter, Dolores Colkin, who died June 16, 1937 at age thirty one. The first Christmas mass was held in the chapel on Christmas Day 1937.
From the 1940s to at least the late 1960s, the university broadcast mass services from the Blue Chapel each morning at 9:45am on WFUV.
The chapel was designed with faux stone walls and a faux brick ceiling. The chapel features a stained glass window in multiple shades of blue, with depictions of Jesus, Mary, mother of Jesus, and several saints. The altarpiece in the chapel is made of hand-hammered Swedish steel and draped with a blue damask fabric.
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