St. Ann's RC Church - Table of Contents
Sanctuary - St. Ann's RC Church
Broadway at Emslie Street, Buffalo, NY
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Gothic Revival High Altar, dedicated to St. Ann |
1927 wood High Altar |
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High Altar |
High Altar - wood panel |
High Altar - wood panel |
High Altar - wood panel |
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High Altar |
High Altar |
High Altar |
High Altar |
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High Altar |
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Jesus prays in the Garden of Gethsemane |
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Transept to right |
Sanctuary: The immediate area around the principal altar"To the best of my knowledge, both the main altar and the pulpit were from a firm named Halstreick of Rochester, New York. I have been told that the main altar has no screws in it; everything is doweled.:" - David Snyder
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The Sanctuary The main altar is dedicated to Saint Ann, our patroness. The altar, rising to a height of thirty-two feet, is completely doweled. It is adorned with 153 lights. Eight angels minister at the altar: various cherubs and seraphs, and the archangels Michael and Raphael. Six saints are represented in the altar: Saints Ignatius Loyola, Joachim, and Francis Xavier are on the viewerís left, and Saints Aloysius Gonzaga, Ann and Stanislaus Kostka are on the right. Five reliefs adorn the front of the altar: The Pascal Lamb, Abrahamís Sacrifice, The Last Supper, The Offering of Bread and Wine by Melchisedech, and The Manna of the Desert. There are five oil paintings behind the main altar. |
