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Sanctuary Mural - Buffalo Religious Arts Museum
Formerly St. Francis Xavier RC Church

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The words chancel and sanctuary are often synonyms. Protestant churches tend to use "chancel," whereas Catholic churches tend to use "sanctuary."


The murals that adorn the sanctuary and the side altars were executed in 1913 by the Benedictine Monk
Fr. Raphael Pfisterer.
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Sanctuary mural

Trinity and 4 rivers in Genesis

Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (Trinity)

Dove and 4 rivers in Genesis

       

St. Francis Xavier Preaching in Goa

St. Francis Xavier Preaching in Goa

St. Francis Xavier Preaching in Goa

St. Francis Xavier Preaching in Goa

St. Francis Xavier Preaching ...
Prophets and
Apostles

St. Francis Xavier Preaching

Portuguese

Portuguese

See also:
St. Francis Xavier in Goa

Goa, Portuguese India

Indians

Indians

 

       

Prophets and Apostles

Prophets and Apostles

Prophets and Apostles

Prophets and Apostles

Prophets Ezechiel ..... Isaias ..... Nahum

Apostles St. James the Lesser and St Andrew

Apostles St. Simon the Zealot
and
St. Bartholomew

Apostles St. Peter and St. Matthias

Apostles St. James the Greater - and St. Paul

Apostles St. Philip and St. Thomas

Apostles St. Matthew and St. John

Prophets Daniel .....Jeremiah ..... Malachi


Special thanks to Buffalo Religious Arts Center Founder and President Mary Holland for her cooperation
and to Gregory Witul for research assistance, both in 2010


Photos and their arrangement © 2010 Chuck LaChiusa
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