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The Village AIDS Memorial, formally known as the Greenwich Village AIDS Memorial, is a series of 580 engraved plaques located in the choir loft of St. Veronica's Church. Each plaque commemorates the life of a New York resident who died of AIDS. Dedicated in 1992, it is one of the first public memorials to recognize the impact of the AIDS epidemic in New York City. The church's rectory was the location of one of the first AIDS hospice centers in Manhattan when it opened in 1985 but the memorial faced a rocky start due to the church's uncertain relationship with the LGBTQ+ community in the city.

When the church's closure was announced in 2017, the future of the memorial was unknown.

References

  1. ^ "Village AIDS Memorial at St. Veronica's Roman Catholic Church". NYC LGBT Historic Sites Project. Retrieved 2022-05-12.
  2. O'Loughlin, Michael J. (2021-11-30). Hidden Mercy: AIDS, Catholics, and the Untold Stories of Compassion in the Face of Fear. Broadleaf Books. pp. 18–20. ISBN 978-1-5064-6771-9.
  3. Leahy, Michael (2007-12-18). If You're Thinking of Living In . . .: All About 115 Great Neighborhoods In & Around New York. Crown. p. 22. ISBN 978-0-307-42107-4.
  4. O’Loughlin, Michael J. (2017-07-28). "Hidden in a New York choir loft, an early AIDS memorial faces an uncertain future". America Magazine. Retrieved 2022-05-12.
  5. Musbach, Julie (2017-12-20). "Miracle On Christopher Street: Abandoned Church Finds New Life, Brings Together Hundreds Of New York Residents". Broadway World. Retrieved 2022-05-12.

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