Buffalo Religious
Arts Museum
Formerly St. Francis Xavier RC Church
149-157
East Street,
Buffalo, NY
Listed on the State and National Registers of Historic Places
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Church history:
James Napora, History of the church .........With Illustrations
Martin Ederer, The Buffalo Religious Arts Center Xavier Hall Gallery
Nomination for Listing on the State & National Registers of Historic Places:
Exterior:
2002 - Exterior photos Includes historic photos
Art Collection from closed houses of worship:
Buffalo Religious Art Center - Online Art Collection
Interior:
Stained glass windows:
2010 Apse / Rose window / South transept window
2010 North nave windows: Stations of the Cross ##1-8 / Flagellation of Jesus / Jesus in in the Garden of Gethsemane By Zettler
2010 South nave windows: Stations of the Cross ##9-14 Ascension / Resurrection By ZettlerMurals:
2010 - Sanctuary murals; Trinity / St. Francis Xavier / Six Prophets / Apostles By Pfisterer
2010 - North transept mural: Maria Immaculate By Pfisterer
2010 - South transept mural: Ite ad Ioseph By Pfisterer
2010 - Upper nave murals: Scenes from the life of Christ By Varga
See also:
St. Francis Xavier in Goa, India
Martin F. Ederer, Buffalo's Catholic Churches: Ethnic Communities and the Architectural Legacy
James Napora, Houses of Worship: A Guide to the Religious Architecture of Buffalo, New York
Buffalo's Houses of Worship on Buffalo as an Architectural Museum Website
