The beautiful church thread: please post photos / links to beautiful Catholic churches! - Page 28

wolfgang · #**406** Apr 6, '10, 7:32 am

Thank you for sharing, Florianus. Very beautiful, indeed!

ElizabethPH · #**407** Apr 6, '10, 8:08 am

I like how much light comes in. I know that many churches in Europe can be very dark. And it is refreshing to see one that is so bright.

The painting above the altar is dark though...is that Jesus being taken down from the cross?

Thanks so much for sharing. I so enjoy seeing pic's of traditional churches; my church here is in the school and modern.

Elizabeth

Florianus · #**408** Apr 6, '10, 9:16 am

I'm glad you all like this church as much as I do. Thanks for the replies.

Elizabeth: Yes, it is a depiction of Jesus being taken down from the cross, the painter remains unknown today though,

Interestingly, there are also pictures of St. Ignatius of Loyola and St. Franz Xaver at the sides of the altar because the church was originally run by the Jesuits, until their prohibition 1773.

The Franciscans run this monastery and church for 90 years now.

God Bless !

vh_22 · #**409** Apr 6, '10, 7:10 pm

That is a beautiful church, tobad they don't build them like this anymore.

Florianus · #**410** Apr 7, '10, 2:38 am

I know what you mean. I can't stand most of modern church architecture, especially those Catholic churches here in the "protestant diaspora" which were mainly built in the late 60s / early 70s.
That it is still possible and affordable to build traditional looking churches with all the decoration and statutes of the saints and so on shows the FSSPX chapel which was consecrated in 1999. Also a very beautiful church.
You can see some pictures of the chapel under this link: http://www.piusbruderschaft.de/distrikt/zentren/545

God Bless !

PS: It would be great to see some of the jewels of your region

ElizabethPH · #**411** Apr 7, '10, 5:59 am

St Elizabeth of Hungary Catholic Church, Eureka Springs Arkansas USA

MarineGuy · #**412** Apr 10, '10, 11:27 am

St. Mary's Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption, Covington, Kentucky:

Mother of God Church (also in Covington, KY):

Old St. Mary's Church, Cincinnati, Ohio:

Chapel of Divine Mercy, South Union, Kentucky (this is a new church, btw):

MarkThompson · #**413** Apr 10, '10, 12:28 pm

You guys are doing something right down there in the Tristate area!

Nevermore22 · #**414** Apr 11, '10, 2:03 pm

While not a catholic church, Heinz Chapel is a beautiful building on the grounds of the University of Pittsburgh. The stained glass there is amazing, and they have a full pipe organ!

There are four sets of stained glass, each one 72 feet long, the longest anywhere.

ElizabethPH · #**415** Apr 11, '10, 2:51 pm

So you added Florianus' little thread to this huge dead one; full of such large pictures you have to scroll every which way to navigate through the thread. Florianus' was asking for pic's of jewels in our own area's. Not picture's of some obscure church no one has ever seen or been to before except in a picture.

benedictgal · #**416** Apr 11, '10, 2:53 pm

I don't know if I posed this before, but, this is the interior of our Cathedral:

I hope this comes out.

benedictgal · #**417** Apr 11, '10, 2:56 pm

Here is a picture of one of the stain glass windows. It depicts our diocesan patron saint, St. Augustine of Hippo.

The actual building dates back to 1872, but the parish goes back to 1755, when Laredo was founded.

benedictgal · #**418** Apr 11, '10, 3:04 pm

This is the exterior of my dad's parish, St. Peter the Apostle:

Even though I do not have an interior shot just yet, it is beautiful. It has a white marble altar depicting the Last Supper. In the back is a beautiful arch with the words "Tu es Petrus et superhanc...", complete with a marble crucifix. The sanctuary also retains the altar rail.

benedictgal · #**419** Apr 11, '10, 3:08 pm

Here is an interior picture of Our Lady of Guadalupe parish, located in my hometown. Unfortunately, during the wreckovation, the altar rail was removed.

It was really pretty back then, according to my parents' wedding pictures.

MarkThompson · #**420** Apr 11, '10, 3:19 pm

Here's Saint Mary of the Lake on Chicago's north side, which I occasionally go to. It's in the classic basilica style with a Romanesque bell tower:

The campanile

Inside I'm sure some postconciliar changes were made, but the tabernacle is still front and center under a gorgeous ciborium magnum:

And none of the glorious sacred art got whitewashed!

There are ten other photos at the church's website.