Buffalo Religious Arts Center - Table of contents
Sanctuary Mural - Buffalo Religious Arts Museum
Formerly St. Francis Xavier RC Church
Buffalo Religious Arts Center - Official Web Site
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.
Click on illustration for larger size
Sanctuary mural |
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (Trinity) |
||
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 ... |
St. Francis Xavier Preaching |
Portuguese |
Portuguese |
See also: |
|||
Goa, Portuguese India |
Indians |
Indians |
|
Prophets and Apostles |
Prophets and Apostles |
Prophets and Apostles |
Prophets and Apostles |
Apostles St. James the Lesser and St Andrew |
Apostles St.
Simon the Zealot |
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 |