Churches of Rochester
St. Francis Xavier

St. Francis Xavier

Closed

City of Rochester, Monroe County

St. Francis Xavier was established in 1888 in City of Rochester, Monroe County. The parish has since closed.

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Exterior Photographs

Church exterior. Another view of exterior. Front of the church. Seen from an angle. Main entrance. Artwork above main entrance. Back of the church. Left side of church. View from left corner. Right side of the church. Matthew's Closet ministry, adjacent to church building.

St. Francis Xavier today (Now Al Rahman mosque - July 2014)

Front of the mosque. Relief above front door replaced, and crosses replaced on center and bell tower. View from the back. The stained glass windows of saints above the altar have been removed.

Historical Photographs

Exterior of former church/school and parish hall, 1892. Source: Roman Catholic Institutions of the City of Rochester Original church/school used from 1888-1915. Source: Diocese of Rochester in America Postcard illustration of former St. Francis Xavier church/school building. Illustration of St. Francis Xavier rectory, 1907-1915. Exterior of church sometime in the 1920s. Source: Albert R. Stone negative collection Exterior of church, 1939. Source: Catholic Courier Golden Jubilee Edition: 1889-1939 Sanctuary during Mass on June 15, 2008. Source: Catholic Courier A limited interior view of the columns and side stained glass windows. Source: Catholic Courier Paintings and stained glass windows on the ceiling of the sanctuary. Source: WROC news coverage of final Mass Interior view of the left side of the church. Source: WROC news coverage of final Mass