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Roman Catholic Church located at 529 West 121st Street (across the street from Teacher's College.)
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Roman Catholic Church located at 529 West 121st Street (across the street from [[Teachers College]]).
  
The church is best known for its association with [[Thomas Merton]].<ref>Monk, Author, Columbian</ref> Merton was baptized and took his first communion there and was a member of the parish while a graduate student at Columbia University. The church also runs a school, which comedian George Carlin attended as a boy.
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The church is best known for its association with [[Thomas Merton]].<ref>Monk, Author, Columbian</ref> Merton was baptized and took his first communion there and was a member of the parish while a graduate student at Columbia University. The church also runs a school, which comedian George Carlin attended as a boy. Carlin's recollections attending the school form the basis for much of the material on his ''Class Clown'' album.
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== References ==
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== External links ==
 
== External links ==
 
*[http://www.corpus-christi-nyc.org/ Church Website]
 
*[http://www.corpus-christi-nyc.org/ Church Website]
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Latest revision as of 01:08, 22 November 2012

Roman Catholic Church located at 529 West 121st Street (across the street from Teachers College).

The church is best known for its association with Thomas Merton.[1] Merton was baptized and took his first communion there and was a member of the parish while a graduate student at Columbia University. The church also runs a school, which comedian George Carlin attended as a boy. Carlin's recollections attending the school form the basis for much of the material on his Class Clown album.

References

  1. Monk, Author, Columbian

External links