St. Peter, Mansfield

Post card, uncertain of date.

John Bernat

John (Janos) Bernat, Hungarian native whose work includes the murals at St. Peter in Mansfield, is the focus of an exhibit at the museum of Dombovar City, Hungary. The exhibit will take place from June 18 to October 2, 2011. You can read previous posts about Bernat HERE.

St. Peter, Mansfield Centennial

St. Peter's parish in Mansfield celebrated the centennial of their church with a parade -- looks like they avoided the monsoons. View a slideshow HERE.

St. Peter, Mansfield

Mansfield St. Peter marks the Centennial of its church this month. For a list of events, click HERE.

GUIDED TOURS:
May 21 after 5:00 p.m. Mass
May 22 after 11:30 a.m. Mass
June 11 after 5:00 p.m. Mass
June 12 after 11:30 a.m. Mass

St. Peter, Mansfield

An interior view of the church from 1946.

St. Peter, Mansfield: 100 Years

St. Peter's parish in Mansfield will be celebrating the 100th anniversary of their church building this May. There's a good article about its history in the current issue of "Heart of Ohio" magazine. You can look at the article at the website HERE. (Go to the "download" tab.)

Above, a photo of artist John Bernat from the Jan. 27, 1962 Mansfield News Journal. Bernat painted the extensive murals in St. Peter's; his wife Martha created the Stations of the Cross.

John Bernat

We received a comment, earlier, from Dr. József Kriston-Vízi, director of the museum at Dombóvár, Hungary. It seems they're doing some work on artists John Bernat and Martha Miligan Bernat, whose work can be found at St. Peter's in Mansfield. Anyone with knowledge of or an interest in the Bernats is welcome to contact him. The comment can be found HERE and a direct e-mail link on THIS PAGE of the MUSEUM WEBSITE.

St. Peter, Mansfield

A drawing of the interior of St. Peter's church in Mansfield, by architect William Ginther, from the December 1912 issue of Ohio Architect, Engineer and Builder (Vol. 20).
(Volume 20 is accessible through Google Books HERE.)

St. Peter, Mansfield

Saw this book cover on a certain popular online auction site. Awesome graphic.