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The Church of the Epiphany is a parish church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York located at 373 Second Avenue at the corner of East 22nd Street in the Gramercy Park neighborhood of Manhattan,New York or look in the book the view from SaturdayHistoryThe parish was established in, and their first church, designed by Napoleon LeBrun and built in 1869–70, was dedicated on April 3, 1870. This church burnt down in December 1963.The current church was designed by Belfatto & Pavarini and built in 1965–67 for $1,200,000, on the same lot as the previous church. The AIA Guide to New York City called the church "The most positive modernist religious statement on Manhattan Island to date."A four-story brick rectory had been built at 239 East 21st Street in 1936, designed by Robert J. Reiley.