Favorite architectural style for churches

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InHerHeartMJ said:
Thanks for posting that Brenda. I’ll be in Albuquerque in 3 weeks and will have to visit this Mission church. As I’ll be driving from Colorado through New Mexico and Arizona on my way to San Diego, are there any other churches you’d recommend I visit along the way?

Thanks!

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Catherine - if you have time stop in Santa Fe first and visit our Basilica (still a Parish) and the Loretto Chapel where there is a staircase to the balcony with only a center pole as the support that legend says St. Joseph built (they are within walking distance of each other).

San Felipi de Neri is also still a Parish church so be prepared to attend Mass. There is also a small museum attached to it with a small gift shop - very limited hours.

There are many other missions I could recommend but you wouldn’t have the time to visit them and they are scattered all over the State. PM me if you want more recommendations.
PKinsale said:
Yes, I love the mission style too, especially in my home state of California, where this beautiful chapel is under construction at my alma mater:

http://thomasaquinas.edu/assets/images/dev/campaign/chapel/front1.jpg

It would probably be considered a mix of styles.

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Now I really like this. Simple lines, a nice portico for visiting outside after Mass etc. I will have to see if I can get a hold of the pictures of St. John Vianney’s building plans. We are hoping to break ground this summer.

Brenda V.
 
mercygate said:
What’s with the low turnout for Gothic revival? In the U.S., anything “Gothic” ***is ***Gothic revival. I attend Mass during the week at a beautiful little church built in 1873 (by Episcopalians, that’s why it’s so cool). The architect was Pugin – who designed the Houses of Parliament in London. It’s a Catholic church now: St. Thomas More on 89th at Madison. What a little gem.
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I picked Gothic, Baroque and Palladian…I thought the Gothic revivals looked weird. At your post I redid my Gothic revival church search and found beautiful pictures…I think I mixed it up with Palladian. I don’t know.

I just know I like the Gothic, especially if it’s the general architectural style without being too ornate.
 
My favorite is the Spanish California Mission Style or the Southwest Mission style. But I like them all! 🙂 This is a pic I took of a mission ruin. I wish it would come out large but I don’t know how to do that.
 
I like the Spanish California Mission or Southwest Mission style as well. This is a pic I took of a mission ruin; hope it works.
 
Brenda_V said:
Catherine - if you have time stop in Santa Fe first and visit our Basilica (still a Parish) and the **Loretto Chapel where there is a staircase to the balcony with only a center pole as the support that legend says St. Joseph built **(they are within walking distance of each other).

San Felipi de Neri is also still a Parish church so be prepared to attend Mass. There is also a small museum attached to it with a small gift shop - very limited hours.

There are many other missions I could recommend but you wouldn’t have the time to visit them and they are scattered all over the State. PM me if you want more recommendations.

Brenda V.
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Hi Brenda & Catherine,
Thanks Brenda for listing the Loretto Chapel & Catherine, do make this one a MUST SEE on your mission to visit. The staircase is beautiful and the legend is also! See here lorettochapel.com/staircase.html
God bless
 
I thought I’d share this with you all.

As some of you may know, I’m quite the medievalist when it comes to art and architecture and even music, in regards to Catholic culture. So I’ve been doing some research on great medieval works of art and architecture, especialy in Italy where a genuine Catholic culture flourished. One of the wonders of medieval Italy is the Cathedral at Orvieto. This church might just be one of the most beautiful in the world.

There is a little story behind it. A certain priest, Peter of Prague, had doubts about the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist, in particular that the Body and Blood of Christ were present togather in the Host and in the Chalice. In 1263 he was on a pilgrimage to Rome and stopped in the Basilica of Bolsena to celebrate Mass at the tomb of St. Christina. At the consecration, during the elevation, Blood began to seep from the Sacred Host onto the hands of the priest and onto the corporal on the Altar. Father Peter’s doubts were immediately cast aside and he went to the nearby town of Orvieto where Pope Urban IV and his court, among whom were Saints Bonaventure and Thomas Aquinas, were staying. The Host and stained corporal were brought to Orvieto in a great procession and interred there. In celebration for this miracle, Pope Urban had St. Thomas Aquinas compose the Proper Prayers and Divine Office for a new feast in honor of the Holy Eucharist- the Solemnity of Corpus Christi. The Cathedral of Orvieto was raised to house the relics of the Miracle of Bolsena.

Here is the facade of the Cathedral, built between 1290 and 1330:



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Notice the colours that adorn the facade. This would have been normal for medieval Cathedrals- although the paint and ornament has been worn off by time, medieval Cathedrals would have been quite colorful inside and out.



Among the beauties of this Cathedral is the Chapel of the Madonna di San Brizo (Signorelli chapel), which has the famous paintings of the Apocolypse by Luca Signorelli:

Deeds of the Antichrist, fresco
Resurrection of the Flesh, fresco

I will show some more pics tomorrow.
 
I voted Byzantine I’ve always loved its symbolism. Second would Gothic fortresses that reach to Heaven…
 
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