St. Joseph University Church - Table of Contents

Interior - St. Joseph RC Church / St. Joseph University Church
3269 Main St., Buffalo, NY

St. Joseph University Parish - Official Website

Style:
Gothic
Stained glass windows:
Franz Xavier Zettler of Munich?
Murals artist:
George Raggi
Altars and statues: Carved in the town of Pietransanta, Italy

On this page, below:

Sanctuary

Nave

Transepts

Organ loft

August 2019 Photos

Sanctuary


Nave and sanctuary



Sanctuary
   ...   Main altar and reredos



Reredos mural by
George Raggi


Heaven   ...   Angels playing musical instruments   ...   St. Joseph holding Jesus



Angles holding carpenter 's tools in honor of St. Joseph, a carpenter



Marriage of Joseph and Mary



Nativity scene   ...   Detail below:





"Flight into Egypt"



Twelve year old Jesus preaches to the rabbis in the Temple



Death of St. Joseph




Nave


Gothic pointed ceiling



 Center nave  and side aisle



South nave stained glass windows



Aisle features confessionals and stations of the cross



Confessional



Pews feature finials (detailed below:)





Stations of the cross: #1



Stations of the cross: #2



Baptismal font   ...   Three details below:


Baptismal font detail #1



Baptismal font detail #2 - Crockets and pinnacles   ...   Cinquefoils



Blind arcade




Transepts





Two wooden statues, detailed below   ...      Sanctuary at right














Organ loft


Choir gallery rising above the narthex   ...   Rose window





Photos and their arrangement © 2019 Chuck LaChiusa
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