St. Mary, Assumption

Now named Holy Trinity.  Image is from about 1910.  Assumption was previously known as Caraghar or Caraghar's Corners as early as 1840.

Rossford Churches

Over at the Ohio Memory Project website, there are many photos of Ss. Cyril & Methodius, St. Mary Magdalene and St. Michael Ukrainian churches and events.  Click HERE.  (Search term was "Rossford church", so there are other items as well.)

Holy Angels, Sandusky

Holy Angels church in Sandusky, the oldest of the three parishes in that city.  Read more about its history in previous posts -- click HERE.

Meanwhile in Akron . . .

St. Sebastian's parish is inaugurating the Academy of Culture & Arts, with the purpose of helping "young people as well as adults climb to the next level of cultural engagement so as not to merely be spectators or instruments of culture, but to be the instruments of influence; to use arts and culture to lift the human spirit, build up human dignity, give glory to God, and use truth and beauty to bring about the Good in the shaping of our world."  Click HERE for details.  St. Sebastian's pastor, Fr. John Valencheck, writes more about the idea for the academy HERE.

Dedication of Little Flower, Toledo

The renovated sanctuary and altar at Little Flower parish was dedicated by Bishop Blair on Sunday, Sept. 8.  You can see some fine photos of the event by Shari York Stowell  - click HERE.

Prayers for Peace

The Shrine of Our Lady of Consolation in Carey will host a time for prayer before the Blessed Sacrament on Saturday, Sept. 7 in solidarity with Pope Francis' call for prayer for peace in Syria.  Details HERE.

Immaculate Conception, Port Clinton

 Built in 1902.

 

Marian shrine in honor of longtime pastor Fr. Karl Brand.

Quotation from Northwest Ordinance on the school.

St. John's Alum, the Vatican & Harleys!

Toledo St. John's Jesuit graduate David Uhl was commissioned to create a postcard featuring the Vatican and a Harley-Davidson motorcycle -- full story HERE.  Uhl's website is HERE.

Gerhard Lamers, Artist

The artwork of Gerhard Lamers has not been featured previously on this blog -- this is hopefully the first step in highlighting his works.

Lamers was born in Kleve, Germany, near the Dutch border in 1871, studied at the Munich Art Academy, and started an art school in Muenster.  He first visited America in 1925 to work on the cathedral in Wheeling, WV [update: presumably as assistant to Felix Lieftuchter, source HERE, page 12].  He returned to the U.S. in 1928, and while he was associated with the many German Catholic artists of Cincinnati, his style was much different, with one writer noting that he "leans heavily on Byzantine prototypes.  His angels, saints and apostles . . . are elongated, archaic bodies, reminiscent of mosaics in Eastern European churches of the tenth and eleventh centuries."

He was quite active in Ohio and the Midwest.  Some examples include:

• The apse mural of Mother of Sorrows at Put in Bay, which can be seen HERE.  It is also featured in the first pages of the Toledo Diocese History from 2009.
• Murals at Most Pure Heart of Mary in Shelby
• Various works at the Pontifical College Josephinum in Columbus
• The shrine of Monte Casino at St. Meinrad, Indiana.
• Holy Family church in Cincinnati (in the late 1940s)

Apparently Lamers was the subject of a retrospective exhibit at a museum in Kleve, Germany in 1980, "Der Kirchenmaler Gerhard Lamers."  (The Church Painter.)  Lamers died in 1964 in Cincinnati.  In the future, I hope to feature photos of his works.

Evening at the Shrine

Before the Vigil Mass at Our Lady of Consolation in Carey.

 



 

"Surprise Lilies", also called Resurrection Lilies, at the Shrine Park.

St. Francis in silhouette.

Why Churches Are Tall . . .

An interesting post: click HERE.

St. Paul Chapel, Hamler

St. Ann, Fremont

 A few photos of the detail work on St. Ann's in Fremont.

Some photos showing the entire building are HERE.

St. Paul Chapel, Hamler

Built in 1924, St. Paul's chapel was designed by architects Comes and Perry.

Photo by Harry J. Wilson, Geographer, of Ohio Northern University in Ada.  Wilson has been adding photos of area churches to Google mapping.

Name That Saint! [Updated!]

I could have sworn I made a post about this years ago, but I could not come across it. So, here I am "posting again". The following pictures are details of the Nave windows at St. Mary's in Norwalk. Each window has two saints. None of them have labels. A few are obvious, but I have never been able to I.D. all of them, nor has anyone else I know.

Leave a comment if you know any of them! Click on the picture for a larger image.

[UPDATE: I've put some names in. If they do not have ??'s then they are for certain that saint. The ones with ??'s are probably's, and the rest are still unknown.]

P.S. - I intend to post an update on St. James in Chicago soon. Demolition has started, but is going slowly.

Saint #1
(??Catherine of Siena??)

Saint #2

Saint #3

Saint #4
(St. Patrick)

Saint #5
(??St. Anthony??)

Saint #6
(St. Dominic)

Saint #7
(St. Helena)

Saint #8
(??St. Paul??)

Saint #9

Saint #10

Saint #11
(??St. Joseph??)

Saint #12
(??Mary With
Baby Jesus??)

Saint #13
(??St. Francis of Assisi??)

Saint #14
(??John the Baptist??)

Saint #15
(??Bartholomew
the Apostle??)

Saint #16

John T. Comes, Architect

Above, an excerpt from a presentation to seminarians by architect John T. Comes in 1920.  Comes was the initial designer of Rosary Cathedral, as well as St. Martin de Porres in Toledo, St. Mary's in Millersville, and St. Paul's chapel in Hamler, and an influence on several others. 
Thanks to David McMunn, a Pittsburgh resident researching Comes' life and work, for sharing this publication from the Carnegie Mellon University archives.

Church Symbols

Click HERE to access an online copy of "Church Symbolism" by F.R. Webber.  Illustrations and explanations, plus details about artists / architects in the early 1900s.

St. James, Bronzeville - Chicago

So it seems for sure that St. James here in Chicago is going to undergo demolition starting tomorrow. Read the articles below. This picture is from today. I will be in the area and will be keeping an eye on the "progress".

My previous post on St. James

 Chicago Tribune Article

Friends of St. James

Amazing Photos

There's a beautiful gallery of church photography at Sherlock Photography -- Toledo area churches include St. Martin de Porres, Historic St. Patrick's, Good Shepherd, and St. Stephen.  Many Detroit churches as well -- click HERE.

Rosary Cathedral, Toledo

Rosary Cathedral will host a "Fortnight for Freedom" Mass on Sunday, June 30, at 10 a.m., with Bishop Leonard Blair presiding.

 

Above, one of John de Rosen's murals. Both photos by James Powell.