St. Gerard's - Table of Contents
Chancel, Nave - St. Gerard's
RC Church
1190 Delavan Avenue at Bailey, Buffalo,
NY
Erected: |
1911 |
Additions: |
1930 Raised clerestory; three stage bell tower |
Architects: |
Schmill & Gould
See also: Corpus Christi RC Church |
Style: |
Renaissance Revival |
Building material: |
Indiana limestone |
Flat, coffered Roman basilica-style ceiling |
Flat, coffered Roman basilica-style ceiling. Note clerestory stained glass windows |
Flat, coffered Roman basilica-style ceiling .... acanthus leaf in center of the square panel |
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Apse semidome fresco: Coronation of Mary as Queen |
Coffered soffit of apse semidome. Panels: rosettes with egg-and dart molding |
Apse semidome fresco: Coronation of Mary as Queen |
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Altar miniature baldachino with twisted columns |
Detail - marble altar miniature baldachino with twisted columns |
Detail - marble altar miniature baldachino with twisted columns |
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Clerestory stained glass windows and murals |
Groin arches in north side aisle |
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A pieta with Mary holding the inert body of Jesus |
Marble acanthus supporting pedestal |
Nave center aisle and pews |
See also: Buffalo's Houses of Worship on the Internet - Links |
Text sources:
- "Houses of Worship: A Guide to the Religious Architecture of Buffalo, New York," by James Napora. Master of Architecture Thesis. Found at Buffalo Central Library NA5235 B8 N37 1995
- "Church Tales of the Niagara Frontier : Legends, History & Architecture," by Austin M. Fox, et. al. Pub. by Western New York Wares, 1994