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The '''Blue Chapel''', officially consecrated as the '''Chapel of Most Holy Mary, Mother of Sorrows'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.fordham.edu/fordham-magazine/places-and-spaces/#prettyPhoto|work=Fordham News|title=Places and Spaces|accessdate=April 9, 2017}}</ref> is a [[Catholic church|Roman Catholic]] memorial [[chapel]] located in [[Keating Hall]] on the [[Campuses of Fordham University#Rose Hill campus|Rose Hill]] campus of [[Fordham University]] in [[the Bronx]], New York City. It originally opened in 1937 upon the completion of Keating Hall.
The '''Blue Chapel''', officially consecrated as the '''Chapel of Most Holy Mary, Mother of Sorrows'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.fordham.edu/fordham-magazine/places-and-spaces/#prettyPhoto|work=Fordham News|title=Places and Spaces|access-date=April 9, 2017}}</ref> is a [[Catholic church|Roman Catholic]] memorial [[chapel]] located in [[Keating Hall]] on the [[Campuses of Fordham University#Rose Hill campus|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 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.


==Construction and use==
==Construction and use==
The Blue Chapel was constructed in 1937 on the third floor of [[Keating Hall]], which had been completed the year prior.{{Sfn|Shelley|2016|p=269}} 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.<ref>A plaque in the entrance of the Blue Chapel reads: "''This Blue Chapel has been erected in honor of the most holy Mary - Mother of Sorrows by Mr. and Mrs. Henry S. Colkin as a loving memorial to their daughter Dolores Marie, an alumna (class of 1917) who died June 16, 1937 at the age of thirty-one.''" Photo available at [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dolores_Conklin_plaque.png Wikimedia Commons].</ref> The first [[Christmas]] mass was held in the chapel on [[Christmas Day]] 1937.<ref name=alumni>{{cite journal|work=The Fordham Alumni Magazine|date=March 1938|volume=VI|number=1|title=The New Memorial Chapel}}</ref>
The Blue Chapel was constructed in 1937 on the third floor of [[Keating Hall]], which had been completed the year prior.{{Sfn|Shelley|2016|p=269}} 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.<ref>A plaque in the entrance of the Blue Chapel reads: "''This Blue Chapel has been erected in honor of the most holy Mary - Mother of Sorrows by Mr. and Mrs. Henry S. Colkin as a loving memorial to their daughter Dolores Marie, an alumna (class of 1917) who died June 16, 1937 at the age of thirty-one.''" Photo available at [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dolores_Conklin_plaque.png Wikimedia Commons].</ref> The first [[Christmas]] mass was held in the chapel on [[Christmas Day]] 1937.<ref name=alumni>{{cite journal|journal=The Fordham Alumni Magazine|date=March 1938|volume=VI|number=1|title=The New Memorial Chapel}}</ref>


From the 1940s to at least the late 1960s,{{efn-lr|The broadcasting of mass from the Blue Chapel is mentioned in publications as early as 1947 (see ''The Catholic Digest, Volume 11''), and as late as 1967 (see ''Up to the Present: The Story of Fordham'' by Robert Ignatius Gannon).}} the university broadcast [[Mass in the Catholic Church|mass]] services from the Blue Chapel each morning at 9:45am.<ref>{{cite journal|work=The Catholic Digest|volume=11|publisher=College of St. Thomas|year=1947|p=42|title=Fordham University}}</ref>{{Sfn|Gannon|1967|p=248}}
From the 1940s to at least the late 1960s,{{efn-lr|The broadcasting of mass from the Blue Chapel is mentioned in publications as early as 1947 (see ''The Catholic Digest, Volume 11''), and as late as 1967 (see ''Up to the Present: The Story of Fordham'' by Robert Ignatius Gannon).}} the university broadcast [[Mass in the Catholic Church|mass]] services from the Blue Chapel each morning at 9:45&nbsp;am on [[WFUV]].<ref name=farrar>{{cite journal|journal=Fordham Magazine|first=Carolyn|last=Farrar|title=The Face in the Window|pages=20–21|year=2009}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite journal|journal=The Catholic Digest|volume=11|publisher=College of St. Thomas|year=1947|page=42|title=Fordham University}}</ref>{{Sfn|Gannon|1967|p=248}}


==Architectural features==
==Architectural features==
The chapel was designed with [[Masonry veneer|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 [[Sweden|Swedish]] steel and draped with a blue [[damask]] fabric.<ref name=sassi/>
The chapel was designed with [[Masonry veneer|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 [[Sweden|Swedish]] steel and draped with a blue [[damask]] fabric.<ref name=sassi/>


The chapel's stained glass-window is situated in the center of the [[façade]] of Keating Hall, and is illuminated from within during the evenings.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.americamagazine.org/content/all-things/u2-brings-spiritual-vertigo-fordham|work=America Magazine|title=U2 Brings Spiritual Vertigo to Fordham|author=Beaudoin, Tom|date=March 6, 2009|accessdate=April 12, 2017}}</ref>
The chapel's stained glass-window is situated in the center of the [[façade]] of Keating Hall, and is illuminated from within during the evenings.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.americamagazine.org/content/all-things/u2-brings-spiritual-vertigo-fordham|work=America Magazine|title=U2 Brings Spiritual Vertigo to Fordham|author=Beaudoin, Tom|date=March 6, 2009|access-date=April 12, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150915045418/http://www.americamagazine.org/content/all-things/u2-brings-spiritual-vertigo-fordham|archive-date=September 15, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Restoration==
==Restoration==
In the 1980s, the chapel was renovated to conceal damage it had sustained to its walls and ceiling. Instead of repairing the damage, the university used [[wallpaper]] to cover the chapel's faux brick walls, and a [[suspended ceiling]] was installed with white acoustic panels; additionally, the original altarpiece was replaced with a [[mosaic]] icon of Christ.<ref name=sassi/>
In the 1980s, the chapel was renovated to conceal damage it had sustained to its walls and ceiling. Instead of repairing the damage, the university used [[wallpaper]] to cover the chapel's faux brick walls, and a [[suspended ceiling]] was installed with white acoustic panels; additionally, the original altarpiece was replaced with a [[mosaic]] icon of Christ.<ref name=sassi/>


In 2007, the university began restoration of the chapel to its original state; the original steel altarpiece, which had been in storage since the 1980s, was returned to the chapel, and the suspended ceiling and wallpaper were removed, exposing the original faux brick.<ref name=sassi/> The crucifix on the original altarpiece had been missing, and the university replaced it with a crucifix recast from unused candlestick holders from the original 1937 chapel.<ref name=sassi/>
In 2007, the university began restoration of the chapel to its original state; the original steel altarpiece, which had been in storage since the 1980s, was returned to the chapel, and the suspended ceiling and wallpaper were removed, exposing the original faux brick.<ref name=sassi/> The crucifix on the original altarpiece had been missing, and the university replaced it with a crucifix recast from unused candlestick holders from the original 1937 chapel.<ref name=sassi/>
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===References===
===References===
*{{cite book|last=Gannon|first=Robert Ignatius|title=Up to the Present: The Story of Fordham|publisher=Doubleday|year=1967|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LNI7AAAAIAAJ&q=Up+to+the+present:+the+story+of+Fordham&dq=Up+to+the+present:+the+story+of+Fordham&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiH2vSh4qLTAhUI1oMKHbysBiwQ6AEINjAD|ref=harv}}
*{{cite book|last=Gannon|first=Robert Ignatius|title=Up to the Present: The Story of Fordham|publisher=Doubleday|year=1967|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LNI7AAAAIAAJ&q=Up+to+the+present:+the+story+of+Fordham}}
*{{cite book|last=Shelley|first= Thomas J. |title=Fordham, A History of the Jesuit University of New York: 1841-2003|location=New York|publisher=[[Fordham University Press]]|year=2016|isbn=978-0-823-27151-1|ref=harv|url=https://www.amazon.com/Fordham-History-Jesuit-University-York/dp/082327151X}}
*{{cite book|last=Shelley|first= Thomas J. |title=Fordham, A History of the Jesuit University of New York: 1841-2003|location=New York|publisher=[[Fordham University Press]]|year=2016|isbn=978-0-823-27151-1}}


==External links==
==External links==
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*[https://www.fordham.edu/info/26119/interfaith_ministry/111/campus_worship_spaces Campus worship spaces] at Fordham.edu
*[https://www.fordham.edu/info/26119/interfaith_ministry/111/campus_worship_spaces Campus worship spaces] at Fordham.edu
*[http://www.youvisit.com/tour/panoramas/fordham/79970?id=26875 Blue Chapel] virtual tour at YouVisit
*[http://www.youvisit.com/tour/panoramas/fordham/79970?id=26875 Blue Chapel] virtual tour at YouVisit


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Latest revision as of 17:51, 17 June 2023

Blue Chapel
Chapel of the Most Holy Mary, Mother of Sorrows
Map
40°51′39″N 73°53′22″W / 40.8607°N 73.8895°W / 40.8607; -73.8895
LocationKeating Hall, Fordham University
The Bronx, New York City
CountryUnited States
DenominationRoman Catholic
History
DedicationOur Lady of Sorrows
Architecture
Architectural typeChapel
StyleGothic
Completed1937[1]

The Blue Chapel, officially consecrated as the Chapel of Most Holy Mary, Mother of Sorrows[2] 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.

Construction and use

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The Blue Chapel was constructed in 1937 on the third floor of Keating Hall, which had been completed the year prior.[3] 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.[4] The first Christmas mass was held in the chapel on Christmas Day 1937.[5]

From the 1940s to at least the late 1960s,[i] the university broadcast mass services from the Blue Chapel each morning at 9:45 am on WFUV.[6] [7][8]

Architectural features

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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.[1]

The chapel's stained glass-window is situated in the center of the façade of Keating Hall, and is illuminated from within during the evenings.[9]

Restoration

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In the 1980s, the chapel was renovated to conceal damage it had sustained to its walls and ceiling. Instead of repairing the damage, the university used wallpaper to cover the chapel's faux brick walls, and a suspended ceiling was installed with white acoustic panels; additionally, the original altarpiece was replaced with a mosaic icon of Christ.[1]

In 2007, the university began restoration of the chapel to its original state; the original steel altarpiece, which had been in storage since the 1980s, was returned to the chapel, and the suspended ceiling and wallpaper were removed, exposing the original faux brick.[1] The crucifix on the original altarpiece had been missing, and the university replaced it with a crucifix recast from unused candlestick holders from the original 1937 chapel.[1]

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Notes and references

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Footnotes
  1. ^ The broadcasting of mass from the Blue Chapel is mentioned in publications as early as 1947 (see The Catholic Digest, Volume 11), and as late as 1967 (see Up to the Present: The Story of Fordham by Robert Ignatius Gannon).

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e Sassi, Janet (October 9, 2007). "Rose Hill Chapel Transformed to Reflect Former Glory". Fordham News. Archived from the original on August 17, 2016. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
  2. ^ "Places and Spaces". Fordham News. Retrieved April 9, 2017.
  3. ^ Shelley 2016, p. 269.
  4. ^ A plaque in the entrance of the Blue Chapel reads: "This Blue Chapel has been erected in honor of the most holy Mary - Mother of Sorrows by Mr. and Mrs. Henry S. Colkin as a loving memorial to their daughter Dolores Marie, an alumna (class of 1917) who died June 16, 1937 at the age of thirty-one." Photo available at Wikimedia Commons.
  5. ^ "The New Memorial Chapel". The Fordham Alumni Magazine. VI (1). March 1938.
  6. ^ Farrar, Carolyn (2009). "The Face in the Window". Fordham Magazine: 20–21.
  7. ^ "Fordham University". The Catholic Digest. 11. College of St. Thomas: 42. 1947.
  8. ^ Gannon 1967, p. 248.
  9. ^ Beaudoin, Tom (March 6, 2009). "U2 Brings Spiritual Vertigo to Fordham". America Magazine. Archived from the original on September 15, 2015. Retrieved April 12, 2017.

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