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Murals - St. Adalbert Basilica
212 Stanislaus Street, Buffalo, NY14212
 
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Murals by Josef Mazer, Buffalo

Sanctuary west mural: The Martyrdom of St. Adalbert

St. Wojtech, or St. Adalbert, was a Bohemian (Czech) monk who set out on a mission to Christianize the Prussians (Germans)  living on the Baltic coast east of the Vistula River. He met his death at the hands of the Prussians in 997 AD and was canonized two years later. The oldest church in Cracow, Poland, is St. Adalbert's Church, situated on the southeast corner of the town square.











Sanctuary east mural: Walking on Water








Jesus and Peter



Left mural: Sanctuary
2 right murals: East transept






Presentation of Mary in the Temple
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Joachim, Ann, Mary


East transept: Immaculate Concetpion


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Upper left medallion: The Annunciation
Upper right medallion: Mary






Mary's crushing a snake (Satan) is an identifying feature of the Immaculate Conception in art

West transept murals


Left: transept
Right: Sanctuary





Mary Holding Jesus


Detail - Mary Holding Jesus



Sacred Heart of Jesus
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Special thanks to Pastor Fr. Thaddeus Bocianowski for his cooperation
and to Gregory Witul for his research assistance in 2011

Photos and their arrangement © 2011 Chuck LaChiusa
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