Interior - Stella
Niagara Chapel
4421 Lower River Road, Stella
Niagara, NY
Stella
Niagara Academy - Official Website
Chapel
erected: |
1908 |
Chapel
name: |
Chapel of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart |
Chapel
renovation: |
1964 |
Chapel
renovation
artists: |
Joseph
Slawinski and Michael Baranowski |
Dominant
art forms: |
Sgraffito
murals, wrought
iron, stained
glass windows |
On
this
page below:
2023 Photos
![]() Entrance
portal
Detail below:
![]() "... symbol of the heart of
Christ from which the LIVING WATERS flow forth. Through the
waters of Baptism the Christian must pass..." - Brochure
![]() Sanctuary
and front of nave
"The nave is separated from the sanctuary by three steps
which eliminate the usual barrier created by a COMMUNION
RAIL." - Brochure
Details below:
![]() ![]() "Christ in Majesty" / "Christ
the Teacher" sgraffito
mural icon
All sgraffito
murals by Joseph
Slawinski
Detail below:
![]() "... hand upraised in
the traditional gesture of the philosopher-teacher. On
the open book of the gospel are the first and last letters of
the Greek alphabet, signifying that Christ is the beginning
and end of all things ..." -Brochure
Alpha
and Omega
![]() All stained glass
windows by Joseph
Slawinski
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Five
symbolic panels above the curved altar screen, the Last
Supper
Eight details below:
![]() ![]() LEFT:
IHS.
Example of a Christogram:
IHS are the first 3 letters in Jesus' name in Greek: iota,
eta, and sigma. Also,
IHS in Latin stands for "In Hoc Sanctis," which means "In
this sacred place"
or "In His Service" or "I Have Suffered."
LEFT:
CHALICE.
Associated
with thje Last Supper and the Crucifixion.
LEFT:
AW
- Alpha and Omega.
![]() ![]() ![]() LEFT:
Sanctuary lamp is mounted in the cross
CENTER:
Pelican
and Chicks. Pelican is symbol for Jesus.
Just as a pelican pecks its own breast for blood to feed her
young, Jesus sacrificed his blood for mankind. Symbol of the
Eucharist.
RIGHT: Cross. Doves.
Symbol of the Eucharist.
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() "Below the altar table is a
wrought iron symbol, the PX
on which a fish
and a basket of bread are superimposed. The loaves and
fishes are a reminder of the miracle Christ performed ... they
suggest the reality of the Eucharistic Meal." - Brochure
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Nave ![]() All sgraffito murals by Joseph Slawinski "Our Lady, Patroness of the Franciscan Order" Two details below: ![]() Mary is represented with hands extended in the ancient gesture of prayer. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() "Saint Joseph, patron of the Universal Church" sgraffito mural ![]() ![]() ![]() Note Stations of the Cross - Detailed in the next section below ![]() Plaster ![]() ![]() Note Stations of the Cross - Detailed in the next section below Three stained glass windows detailed below: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Crosses bottony ![]() Sculptor? Center images: fleurs-de-lis ![]() |
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Organ balcony ![]() Note ceiling stained glass windows Detail below: ![]() Opalescent glass ![]() ![]() Painted organ pipes Detail below: ![]() |
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