St. John the Evangelist RC Church - Table
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SANCTUARY
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St. John the Evangelist RC Church
2319
Seneca Street, Buffalo, NY
Built: |
1930 |
Architect: |
Carl Schmill & Sons |
Style: |
Italian Romanesque Revival |
Interior designer: |
Rambusch Decorating Co. of NY City - Official Website |
Mural artist: | Valdemar Kjeldgaard "Valdemar Kjeldgaard, a Danish artist employed by the Rambusch Company, he had worked on the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington D.C. prior to his work here." - James Napora, Houses of Worship: A Guide to the Religious Architecture of Buffalo |
Status: |
Closed by the RC Diocese in 2009 |
2009 Photos
Murals
by Valdemar Kjeldgaard depicting
St. John the Evangelist's Book of Revelations Sanctuary / apse ... St. John the Evangelist ... Details below: Revelation 12: Michael Battling the Dragon Scene from the Book of Revelation Scene from the Book of Revelation Revelation 4: The Throne in Heaven ... Three details below: Revelation 4: The Throne in Heaven - Detail #1 ... Christ surrounded by a mandorla Revelation 4: The Throne in Heaven - Detail #2 Revelation 4: The Throne in Heaven - Detail #3 Scene from the Book of Revelation Scene from Revelation 4: The Throne in Heaven ... 12 of the "twenty-four elders. They were dressed in white and had crowns of gold on their heads." Revelation 12: The Woman and the Dragon ... Mary surrounded by mandorla |
Altar Altar ... Baldachino ... Tabernacle ... Note statues Baldachino detail #1: ... Leaf-and-dart molding ... Bead-and-reel molding ... Dentil molding ... Rope molding ... Chevron molding Baldachino detail: #2 ... Rope molding ... Chevron molding ... Volutes and water leaves on capital Baldachino detail: #3 ... Rope molding ... Chevron molding ... Volutes and water leaves on capital Three of the Four Evangelists, each carrying a Bible The Four Evangelists icons decorate the tabernacle ... Four icons detailed below: St. Matthew the Evangelist (winged man) St. Mark (winged lion) St. Luke (winged ox) St. John (eagle) Main altar: marble with glass tesserae mosaic inlay ... Two details below: Main altar glass tesserae mosaic inlay detail #1 Main altar glass tesserae mosaic inlay detail #2 Altar rail glass tesserae mosaic inlay |