St. Louis RC Church - Table of Contents
2004 - Interior - St. Louis RC Church
780 Main Street at Edward, Buffalo, NY
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A major renovation of both the exterior and interior of St. Louis Church was almost complete in March of 2004 when these photographs were taken.
Click on photos for larger size -- and additional information
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St. Louis church is built on a cruciform plan |
Bosses contain lighting |
High Altar in the Apse |
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"Louis IX" sculpted by Joseph Sibbel |
Detail - High Altar |
Detail - High Altar |
Detail - High Altar |
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Left: Polished granite marble columns |
Hand carved pulpit ... Transept rose window |
North wall |
Station of the Cross |
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South side aisle |
North transept rose window |
St. John |
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Confessional in south transept |
1903 Kimball Organ |
Detail - choir loft |
Door leading to the narthex |
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Source of captions: "Gothic Grandeur: A Rare Tradition in American Catholicism," by C. Eugene Miller and Michael A. Riester. Buffalo: Canisius College Press, 2003.
Photos and their arrangement © 2006 Chuck LaChiusa
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